Tag: opioids

    Afghanistan’s Poppy Ban May Fail. Its Success Could Bring Global Crisis.

    For decades, the war-torn country of Afghanistan has been the world’s largest producer of ...

    People Who Inject Drugs and Harm Reduction: a Global Perspective

    Approximately 15 million people inject drugs, according to the best available evidence—equivalent to three ...

    Cannabis “Significantly” Associated With Lower Unregulated Opioid Use

    A new federally funded study has found that marijuana is “significantly” associated with reduced ...

    Overdose Deaths Fall in St. Louis County, But Rise in the City

    St. Louis County, the most populous in Missouri, recorded a decrease in overdose deaths ...

    Whiteout: A Searing Analysis of Racial Capitalism and Opioids

    Does the world really need another book that examines the opioid-involved overdose crisis? There’s ...

    Indigenous Harm Reduction Group Behind Free Naloxone Mailing in WI

    Any Wisconsin resident can now get free naloxone, the lifesaving opioid-overdose reversal drug, by ...

    Methadone Clinics Angry at Bad PR, But Not Afraid of SAMHSA

    The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) wants to revise outdated guidelines ...

    Pliny the Elder’s Ancient But Refreshing Take on Opium

    Pliny the Elder, a Roman statesman and writer, lived during the 1st Century CE. ...