Tag: overdose prevention

    Judge Rejects Baltimore’s $5.2 Billion Lawsuit Request to Address OD Crisis

    A judge has rejected Baltimore’s request for $5.2 billion in abatement money in a ...

    Community “Bad Batch” Alerts Contrast With Algorithmic OD Prevention

    In 2020, Ohio-based nonprofit the SOAR Initiative launched a pioneering “bad batch” alert system. ...

    BC Doctor Who Organized Pop-Up OPS Resigns Following Retaliation

    Two months after organizing one of the unsanctioned overdose prevention sites (OPS) that launched ...

    More Unsanctioned OPC to Pop Up Outside Hospitals Across Canada

    Two months after doctors in British Columbia set up a pair of unsanctioned overdose ...

    DULF Unveils Defense Strategy for Compassion-Club Criminal Charges 

    The Drug User Liberation Front (DULF) in Vancouver has outlined its intended defense to ...

    Rescue Breathing, a Crucial Overdose Response, Is Still Underused

    If you pay attention to the news, you’ve likely heard of naloxone, the medication ...

    How Does VP Pick Tim Walz Measure Up on Drug Policy?

    Tim Walz was announced as the running mate of Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris ...

    Last-Minute Bid to Pass MA Overdose Prevention Centers Fails

    A bill to authorize overdose prevention centers in Massachusetts was unanimously approved by the ...