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 ...
A White House Invite for OD Prevention… Then They Shut Me Out
I have been homeless. I have been addicted to heroin. I have spent a ...
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 ...
Overdose Response Training Should Teach the Jaw Thrust Maneuver
I’ve been using fentanyl and other opioids, off and on, for the past 15 ...
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 ...
