Tag: opioids
Why Some Appalachian Pharmacies Refuse to Dispense Buprenorphine
Some pharmacies in Appalachia, a region hit hard by the opioid-involved overdose crisis, are ...
A Third of Primary Care Docs Deny Efficacy of Gold-Standard Opioid Addiction Meds
The tight leash maintained by the federal government on medications for opioid use disorder ...
Narcan Inventor Condemns Indiana City Cops’ Suspension of OD Reversals
Some law enforcement organizations across Indiana have established policies that punish or prohibit the ...
An Indiana Police Dept. No Longer Reversing Overdoses During Pandemic
An Indiana law enforcement department has suspended police administration of naloxone, the opioid overdose ...
Court Reins In Social Workers’ Power in Drug-War Child Removals
Social workers are overlooked actors in the drug war, separating parents who use drugs ...
When Methadone Clinics Support Patients Who Use Marijuana
Methadone patients face many harsh restrictions. Among them, clinics frequently test for and punish cannabis ...
Study: Stopping Long-Term Opioid Prescriptions Associated With Veterans’ Deaths
For years, pain patient activists have been sounding the alarm about the consequences of ...
Some Residents, Officials Gang Up Against Syringe Exchange in Chico, CA
People who use drugs in Chico, California have faced opposition in obtaining sterile harm ...
Naloxone Now Used as Evidence to Prosecute Indiana OD Victims
An Indiana county attorney and police chief are working together to prosecute people who ...
My Friend Died Because of Philly’s Addiction-Treatment Smoking Ban
I met Bobby in 2011, when we were both residents in a local recovery ...
