Tag: overdose prevention
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 ...
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 ...
Vermont Advances Safe Consumption Site Bill, But Cuts Second Location
Lawmakers in Vermont have formally adopted changes to narrow the scope of a House-passed safe ...
Savage Sisters Calls for SSP Funding, as Kensington Funds More Policing
In 2017, Sarah Laurel was trying to find housing at the same time she ...
Pop-up Overdose Prevention Tent an Act of Defiance and Love
On International Overdose Awareness Day on August 31, in an act of civil disobedience, ...
Prince Edward Island Overdose Prevention Site Stalled Indefinitely
Prince Edward Island, Canada, does not intend to appeal the veto of a proposed ...
CO Safe Consumption Site Battle Wages in Senate, as Deadline Nears
In 2018, the Denver City Council approved a pilot program that would authorize a ...
