overdose

One Weird Trick Reporters Can Use to Make Fentanyl Stories Less Bad

Media coverage of fentanyl is beyond a quick fix, but I think this one would improve it. Journalists often use…

October 24, 2023

New Jersey Expands Harm Reduction Services as Attitudes Shift

New Jersey is set to open multiple new syringe service programs, including in suburban and rural areas, bringing potentially lifesaving…

October 12, 2023

WA Prisons Clear All Guards to Carry Narcan. Not All Intend to Do So.

Washington State Department of Corrections (WDOC) staff are now permitted to carry Narcan while on duty. Though the change is…

October 4, 2023

Smoking, Not Injecting, Now Linked to Two-Thirds of BC Overdose Deaths

Amid a mass exodus from injecting drugs to smoking them, the push for safe consumption sites (SCS) in North America…

October 2, 2023

Our Struggle for Safe Consumption Sites in San Francisco’s Tenderloin

In 2006, a community health clinic opened in San Francisco's Tenderloin District. On any given day, the waiting room would…

September 28, 2023

Scotland to Open UK’s First Sanctioned Safe Consumption Site

Glasgow, Scotland, will soon host the first sanctioned safe consumption site in the United Kingom. The Scottish government is supporting…

September 28, 2023

In Milwaukee, a Recovery Community Event Highlights Harm Reduction

On August 31, I spent time with people on the frontlines of the overdose crisis in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Taking the…

September 6, 2023

OTC Narcan Arrives at Pharmacies, a Stepping Stone to Broader Access

The first week of September has seen major pharmacy chains across the United States roll out the nation's first over-the-counter…

September 5, 2023

CDC: Counterfeit Pill Overdose Deaths More Than Doubled During Pandemic

A September 1 report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that overdose deaths involving counterfeit pharmaceutical pills…

September 1, 2023

Chicago Activists Demand SCS at Overdose Awareness Rally

On August 28, Chicago activists rallied at Federal Plaza in downtown Chicago, demanding that Illinois lawmakers take immediate action to…

August 31, 2023