Tag: overdose prevention
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. ...
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 ...
