overdose

MA Overdose Bills Signal Push Toward Nalmefene, Civil Commitment

Massachusetts is considering multiple proposals that, taken together, would make the landscape of overdose response increasingly hostile toward people who…

October 28, 2025

Baltimore’s New Health Commissioner Wrestles With OD Crisis—and Trump

Hailing from the conservative state of Tennessee, Dr. Michelle Taylor is no stranger to overcoming obstacles in the name of…

October 28, 2025

Opvee, High-Profile Overdose Antidote No One Used, Discontinues Marketing

Indivior PLC has discontinued marketing for Opvee, the opioid-overdose reversal product that the pharmaceutical company had claimed was more effective…

October 1, 2025

WI May Expand “Good Samaritan” Law to 911 Calls for Sexual Assault

Wisconsin is considering a proposal to offer legal immunity from certain controlled substance charges for people who call 911 from…

September 29, 2025

Indigenous OD Mortality Plummets in Minnesota, But Disparity Remains

Indigenous people face persistent disparities in access to harm reduction services in the United States. In response, Native American health…

September 22, 2025

Baltimore Overdose-Crisis Hearing Hosts Plan to Arrest More Drug Users

At a hearing billed as a discussion of "public health-centered solutions" to the overdose crisis, the Baltimore Police Department’s top…

September 11, 2025

Overdoses Should Be Termed “Prohibition-Related Deaths”

Another International Overdose Awareness Day arrives on August 31. It’s a time for us to reflect once more on a…

August 29, 2025

“Fentanyl Kills Act” Would Prosecute All Distribution as Attempted Murder

Lawmakers have introduced legislation that would allow federal prosecutors to pursue attempted murder charges for any form of fentanyl distribution—even…

August 26, 2025

Questions Over Wisconsin Spending of Opioid Settlement Money

Under the nationwide legal settlements with major opioid manufacturers and distributors, the state of Wisconsin and its local governments will…

August 6, 2025

Most Overdose Prevention Centers Are Urban. The Spot Was Different.

In March 2024, lack of government funding led to the closure of The Spot, the only overdose prevention center (OPC)…

August 6, 2025