Between April 2023 and April 2024, drug-related deaths across the country appear to have fallen more than 10 percent. Provisional…
If you pay attention to the news, you’ve likely heard of naloxone, the medication that can reverse an opioid overdose.…
The nonprofit Safehouse is fighting on in a legal struggle which has so far lasted over almost five years, in…
A new study found that drug decriminalization in Oregon did not cause an increase in overdose mortality in the state—refuting…
Vermont has unveiled operating guidelines for overdose prevention centers (OPC), which will include smoking consumption areas and potentially mobile sites.…
I’ve been using fentanyl and other opioids, off and on, for the past 15 years. I’ve experienced a lot of…
Stigma is a powerful force working against the health and safety of people who use drugs. It reduces medical care…
This International Overdose Awareness Day, VOCAL-US state chapters—VOCAL-NY, VOCAL-TX and VOCAL-KY—are taking direct action to demand that political leaders implement…
New York Governor Kathy Hochul has never been outspoken about overdose prevention centers (OPC). But since taking office in January…
Nearly 300 people across the country die of a drug overdose every day. This amounts to more than 107,000 people…