Tag: opioids
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The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) wants to revise outdated guidelines ...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. ...
“Lawmakers Have to Google It”: Inside the Struggle to Regulate Kratom
Dozens of legislatures across the United States are currently weighing how to regulate or ...
SAMHSA Eyes Budget Boost—and Cutting “Abuse” From Its Name
President Biden has released his budget request for fiscal year 2024, including funding increases ...
Alberta Revokes Pharmacy Access for “High-Potency” Safe Supply Opioids
People with opioid use disorder in Alberta can no longer pick up safe supply ...
How We’re Building Collective Harm Reduction Power in South Carolina
Most harm reduction work plays out in legal gray areas, but in South Carolina ...
They Call Me a Drug Seeker. Here’s What Their Opioid Policies Did to Me.
My life changed in a matter of seconds, when in 2010 I sustained a ...
Canada Claims We Have “Safe Supply.” Here’s What That Actually Looks Like.
I started injecting morphine in 2004. It made my face painfully flushed, and what ...
As Decriminalization Begins in British Columbia, Activists Watch Warily
British Columbia has officially become the first first province in Canada to decriminalize possession ...
Heroin Nasal Spray Increases Harm Reduction Options in Switzerland
Back in the 1990s, Switzerland pioneered heroin-assisted treatment—successfully addressing HIV and overdose crises by ...
