Tag: overdose prevention
Federal Bill Would Roll Back Modest Progress on Methadone Access
When it comes to methadone treatment for opioid use disorder, Representative Erin Houchin, a ...
Primary Care “Opioid Risk Scores” Poorly Predict Individual OD Risk
In 2019, Epic—the company behind the MyChart health care software used by over 190 ...
Impending Parks Ban Looms Over Phoenix Harm Reduction Efforts
A looming ban on harm reduction services in public parks in Phoenix has just ...
Campus Harm Reduction Fueled by Student Advocacy, Some State Policies
At the University of California, Berkeley, six locations across campus offer students free fentanyl ...
“Survival Mode” Amid Trump’s Health Care and Harm Reduction Cuts
The Trump administration continues to wage war on programs that keep people who use ...
SAMHSA Awards Opioid Response Grants Amid New “Strategic Priorities”
On September 22, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) announced the ...
Baltimore Accepts Offer for Fraction of the Opioid Settlement It Sought
The city of Baltimore has opted to take a court deal that will leave ...
Judge Offers Baltimore $100 million for OD Crisis—Far Less Than City Sought
A judge has offered Baltimore $100 million for opioid abatement efforts in a landmark ...
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. ...
