Tag: overdose
A Week to Ramp Up the Pressure for Overdose Prevention Centers
In 2022, over 100,000 people died from drug overdoses in the United States—more than ...
Providence, RI, Overdose Prevention Center Set to Open This Fall
Claire Macon in Providence, Rhode Island, has one of the rarest job titles in ...
FDA Approves Risky Opioid Overdose Reversal Product From Purdue Pharma
On August 7 the Food and Drug Administration approved an opioid overdose antidote developed ...
Last-Minute Bid to Pass MA Overdose Prevention Centers Fails
A bill to authorize overdose prevention centers in Massachusetts was unanimously approved by the ...
Medicaid in Five States Will Cover MOUD for Prisoners Nearing Release
On July 2, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) more than doubled the ...
Georgia Enacts New Fentanyl Penalties, Naloxone Access (Sort of) in Schools
More than 100 new laws took effect in Georgia on July 1. Though only ...
Few Medicare Recipients Getting Effective Care After Nonfatal Overdose
People who have already suffered a nonfatal overdose should be prioritized in receiving evidence-based ...
VT Legalizes Safe Consumption Sites, Reversing Course on Veto Override
[Update, June 17: This story has been edited to reflect the final outcome ...
Overdose Deaths Fell Slightly in 2023, Per CDC, But Emergency Continues
New provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicate that fewer ...
FEND Act Against Fentanyl Trafficking Could Worsen Overdose Crisis
As harm reduction efforts around the United States face intense backlash, politicians are doubling ...
