Tag: opioids
A Close Look at Denial of Pain Meds to People Who Use Drugs
For people who use drugs, accessing prescription pain medication when needed can be a ...
NY County Sued for Illegally Denying Person OUD Meds in Jail
A lawsuit accuses a New York county jail of repeatedly denying a man held ...
Protonitazepyne and Medetomidine? More Unfamiliar Drugs in Our Supply
North America’s unregulated drug supply has grown ever more unpredictable, which often means deadly. ...
An Instructive Experience With Opium Poppy Tea
Like many overthinkers and traumatized people, I sleep poorly. My insomnia sometimes worsens to ...
Daily Methadone Clinic Dosing Creates Rural Transportation Nightmare
Heather Strong lives in a rural area of Maine, and can’t afford a car. ...
With New Final Methadone Rule, SAMHSA Isn’t Coming to Save Us
People on methadone in the United States have been thrown under the bus yet ...
Bill Seeks to Ring-Fence States’ Spending of Opioid Settlement Cash
State governments shouldn’t be stashing opioid settlement money in their general funds, say the ...
Kentucky Shelves Plan to Use Opioid Settlement Cash for Ibogaine Pilot
A plan in Kentucky to create an ibogaine treatment and research pilot with opioid ...
Neither Snake Oil Nor Silver Bullet: Ibogaine for Opioid Use Disorder
“But as fascinating as the pharmacology of ibogaine [is], it is the chemistry of ...
Comic Designed to Boost Health Care for Veterans Who Use Drugs
A group of researchers have developed a comic designed to encourage veterans and health ...
