overdose

Grassroots Harm Reduction Sidelined in NY Opioid Fund Spending

“He was awesome,” Alexis Pleus, executive director of Truth Pharm, a small harm reduction organization based in Binghamton, New York,…

November 13, 2025

Landmark Ruling Fortifies Canada’s “Good Samaritan” Overdose Law

The Supreme Court of Canada has delivered a landmark judgement that affirms the Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Act, clarifying that…

November 6, 2025

A Son in a Sober-Living Home, Lost to Overdose

[This article is excerpted from the book Rehab: An American Scandal. You can read Filter's interview with the author here.]…

November 5, 2025

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