In response to the Seattle City Council’s request for policy advice on how to curb overdose deaths, a local task…
On August 31, International Overdose Awareness Day, activists in Vancouver handed out free safe supply of heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine.…
Today, community members, leaders and lawmakers are holding press conferences across New York State to mark International Overdose Awareness Day…
Hip hop, like other music genres, is no stranger to drug overdose. The list of dead rappers grows ever-longer: DMX,…
New York Governor Kathy Hochul gave her inaugural address from Albany on August 24, one day after the drawn-out departure…
More than 95,000 people died of overdose in the United States between January 2020 and January 2021, according to recently…
The federal government has allocated more than $80 million to combat the opioid-involved overdose crisis and support public health in…
On August 10, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced his resignation (in two weeks, that is). Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul…
Once as a paramedic student, I accidentally sprayed fentanyl in my face. It was my first time administering the medication,…
In 2020 there were at least 2,104 opioid-involved overdose deaths in Massachusetts, the highest ever recorded and nearly four times…