Tag: overdose
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 ...
No, Synthetic Opioid Cychlorphine Has Not Proved Narcan “Ineffective”
A minor media frenzy has been forming around cychlorphine, a novel synthetic opioid described ...
Documents Show BC Knew Safe-Supply Diversion Was Negligible
Even as British Columbia’s Ministry of Health was caving to right-wing panic over “diversion” ...
New OPC Bill in Connecticut, Where Gov. Lamont Wanted to “Wait and See”
Connecticut senators have introduced a bill to authorize an overdose prevention center (OPC) pilot ...
In Vancouver’s DTES, Harm Reduction Moves Forward Without Decrim
In a small but sunny kitchen in the Downtown Eastside (DTES), a vat of ...
NM, Facing Rising Deaths, Calls for Overdose Prevention Center Study
On February 9, New Mexico state senators will discuss a proposal to study the ...
Fatal Overdose Fell 26 Percent in 2024, the Largest Decrease Ever Recorded
Overdose deaths in the United States dropped dramatically between 2023 and 2024, with decreases ...
Discontinued Canadian Safe Supply Program Was Working, Study Shows
Facing right-wing backlash, harm reduction initiatives around Canada have steadily been rolled back. Safer ...
Fentanyl’s Prevalence in Drug Seizures Not Linked to Drop in OD Deaths, Research Suggests
As theories continue to emerge for the dramatic turnaround in overdose deaths, a new ...
Feds Compare Strategies for OD Crisis: Reducing Supply, Demand or Harm
On January 13 the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a report analyzing three policy ...
