overdose prevention

Community “Bad Batch” Alerts Contrast With Algorithmic OD Prevention

In 2020, Ohio-based nonprofit the SOAR Initiative launched a pioneering “bad batch” alert system. Its platform allows anyone to submit…

March 3, 2025

BC Doctor Who Organized Pop-Up OPS Resigns Following Retaliation

Two months after organizing one of the unsanctioned overdose prevention sites (OPS) that launched a movement across Canada, a British…

February 6, 2025

More Unsanctioned OPC to Pop Up Outside Hospitals Across Canada

Two months after doctors in British Columbia set up a pair of unsanctioned overdose prevention centers (OPC) outside local hospitals,…

January 22, 2025

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 great deal of my life as…

October 22, 2024

DULF Unveils Defense Strategy for Compassion-Club Criminal Charges

The Drug User Liberation Front (DULF) in Vancouver has outlined its intended defense to criminal charges against two of its…

October 17, 2024

Rescue Breathing, a Crucial Overdose Response, Is Still Underused

If you pay attention to the news, you’ve likely heard of naloxone, the medication that can reverse an opioid overdose.…

September 19, 2024

Overdose Response Training Should Teach the Jaw Thrust Maneuver

I’ve been using fentanyl and other opioids, off and on, for the past 15 years. I’ve experienced a lot of…

September 12, 2024

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 on August 6, and took the…

August 7, 2024

Last-Minute Bid to Pass MA Overdose Prevention Centers Fails

A bill to authorize overdose prevention centers in Massachusetts was unanimously approved by the state Senate, but won't move forward…

August 1, 2024

VT Gov. Vetoes Safe Consumption Site Bill. It May Become Law Without Him.

Vermont Governor Phil Scott (R) has vetoed legislation that would authorize a safe consumption site (SCS) pilot. On May 30,…

May 31, 2024