Tag: opioids
Safe Consumption Site in Philly Has 90 Percent Support Among Locals
Communities most impacted by the overdose crisis are more likely to back groundbreaking interventions ...
Probation Officers Should Never Direct Medical Care for People With OUD
The Oregon State Senate voted in April to decrease barriers to lifesaving medical treatment ...
Denial of Methadone Devastates Incarcerated People: What Hope?
When people who are dependent on opioids are incarcerated and denied access, they go ...
Harm Reduction Is Growing in Scotland—But So Are Overdose Deaths
In November 2018, Scotland launched a revised national drug policy that prioritizes recovery resources, ...
Maine Legislators Choose Stigma Over Science in Shameful SCS Decision
On May 10, the members of the Health and Human Services Committee of Maine’s ...
Pain Patients Like Me Are Rising Up Against Discrimination and Suffering
If it were up to me, it’s unlikely I would be sitting down to ...
Mass. Civil Commitment for Drug Issues Violates Rights, Say Attorneys
People in Massachusetts who are accused of harmful drug use often face court petitions ...
Maine Hit Hard by Overdose Crisis, Yet Suffers Biggest Federal Funding Shortfall
Funding for harm reduction interventions in Maine received a much-needed boost on February 6. ...
Sharing “Cookers” Heightens HIV Transmission Risk—But There’s An Easy Way To Fix That
Sharing injection drug preparation equipment, like “cookers,” increases people’s risks of transmitting HIV, according ...
“Liquid Handcuffs”—A Documentary to Free Methadone
There’s nothing greater than living,” says Ellis (above), who takes methadone. “We all want ...
