Tag: opioids
Four Intersecting Overdose Crises Require Unique Responses, Researchers Find
A one-size-fits-all approach to the “opioid epidemic” will not work, say researchers at Iowa ...
Cannabis for Opioid Use Disorder: What Do Experts and Patients Say?
Cannabis works as a treatment for opioid use disorder, according to many patients and ...
Study: How Punitive Policies Harm Pregnant Drug Users
The United States has state-level laws that criminalize pregnant people who use drugs, separate ...
Activists, Cuomo in “Full-Out War” Over Poor People’s MAT Access
Drug-user activists are fighting to ensure access to medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for some of ...
2020 Democrats’ Misguided Call to Jail Pharma Execs for Opioids
Several candidates for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination spoke about opioids Tuesday during the ...
Listening to Marginalized Afghan Women: Stories of Survival
Afghan women whose lives involve drug use, sex work or having multiple sexual partners ...
Canadian Pharmacist Could Face Punishment for Giving Out Naloxone
In Ontario, a Canadian province with large rural regions, one pharmacist is no longer ...
An Opioid Vaccine’s Promise—And Ethical Peril
A multi-million dollar race to develop a vaccine that prevents the pleasurable and harmful ...
Is the Purdue Settlement a Win for Harm Reduction?
The battle to hold corporations accountable for their involvement in fueling chaotic opioid use ...
The Empowering and Dangerous Work of Harm Reduction in Afghanistan
Idris Azizi speaks softly when he relates how, as a person living with HIV, ...
