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…
On August 26, pharmaceutical manufacturer Indivior announced that it had begun supplying the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA)…
The Drug Enforcement Administration says it will be heavily scrutinizing doctors who prescribe ketamine for mental health purposes in the…
In 2022, over 100,000 people died from drug overdoses in the United States—more than from firearms and vehicles combined. These…
Claire Macon in Providence, Rhode Island, has one of the rarest job titles in the United States: overdose prevention center…