Tag: overdose
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 ...
Illinois Overdose Prevention Center Bill Is Moving Forward Again
In Illinois, a bill to authorize an overdose prevention center (OPC) pilot is working ...
Rezenopy, the 10 Mg Naloxone Nasal Spray, Enters the OD Antidote Market
Two years after its approval by the Food and Drug Administration, opioid-overdose reversal product ...
Mortality Rate for LA’s Unhoused Residents Drops for the First Time
For the first time in the decade that the Los Angeles County Department of ...
CDC Identifies Specific Drugs Most Frequently Cited in Overdose Deaths
On March 5, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention a published a National Vital ...
