Tag: overdose
The Drug War Myths People Still Believe
Fentanyl Is in Everything Around 2013, fentanyl started percolating in the United States ...
How Ontario’s Safer Supply Programs Impacted First Nations Peoples
In late 2024, Ontario had the most safer supply programs of any province in ...
Overdose Data Show Two Paths Within Western Corridor of Rising Deaths
The most recent monthly provisional overdose death data from the Centers for Disease Control ...
Overdose Death Data Patterns Emerge as Crisis Surges in Western States
The United States overdose crisis appears to be separating into regional crises on different ...
Nationally, Overdose Is Still Going Down. In the West, It’s Going Back Up.
The latest overdose mortality data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show ...
SAMHSA Bans Fentanyl Test Strips, OD Hotlines From Grant Funding
The Trump administration will no longer allow grant funding from the Department of Health ...
“Blaming Down”: A Decade of Overdose Crisis in British Columbia
Scotty Archondous, a resident of Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside (DTES), is frustrated by the way ...
Historic Drop in Overdose Deaths Has Slowed by More Than Half Since 2024
On April 15, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published its most recent ...
Illinois Bill Would Put Long-Acting OUD Meds in Prisons, Sort Of
Illinois lawmakers are considering a proposal to pilot long-acting injectable medication for opioid use ...
CDC and ONDCP Issue Health Alert for Medetomidine, an Unusual Move
On April 6 the White House announced a Health Alert Network (HAN) advisory warning ...
