On August 7 the Food and Drug Administration approved an opioid overdose antidote developed by Purdue Pharma that contains nalmefene,…
A bill to authorize overdose prevention centers in Massachusetts was unanimously approved by the state Senate, but won't move forward…
On July 2, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) more than doubled the number of states authorized to provide…
More than 100 new laws took effect in Georgia on July 1. Though only some sections of punitive cash bail…
People who have already suffered a nonfatal overdose should be prioritized in receiving evidence-based care to reduce subsequent risk, but…
[Update, June 17: This story has been edited to reflect the final outcome of the Assembly vote] Vermont has…
New provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicate that fewer people in the United States died…
As harm reduction efforts around the United States face intense backlash, politicians are doubling down on the notion of law…
A new study from the National Institutes of Health quantifies the vast number of children in the United States who…
Ordinarily, my wish for Mother’s Day would be to spend a bit of time with my children. Not a lot…