overdose

How Ontario’s Safer Supply Programs Impacted First Nations Peoples

In late 2024, Ontario had the most safer supply programs of any province in Canada. Then the provincial government banned…

July 27, 2026

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 and Prevention show the rate of…

July 20, 2026

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 trajectories, as a wave of fentanyl-involved…

June 18, 2026

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 that the rate of drug deaths…

May 14, 2026

SAMHSA Bans Fentanyl Test Strips, OD Hotlines From Grant Funding

The Trump administration will no longer allow grant funding from the Department of Health and Human Services to pay for…

April 29, 2026

“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 his neighborhood is portrayed in the…

April 22, 2026

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 monthly provisional drug overdose death count,…

April 16, 2026

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 disorder (MOUD) within the state prison…

April 14, 2026

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 about the effects of medetomidine, an…

April 7, 2026

Illinois Overdose Prevention Center Bill Is Moving Forward Again

In Illinois, a bill to authorize an overdose prevention center (OPC) pilot is working its way through the House. HB…

March 27, 2026