Tag: overdose
It’s Not a Meth Overdose Crisis. It’s a Data Crisis.
When someone dies without a doctor present, and they hadn’t seen a doctor anytime ...
We’ve Now Lost Two of Our Children. How Can This End?
It’s a Saturday evening, the day before Mother’s Day. My husband and I are ...
Harm Reduction Among the Casualties of GOP Senate Walkout in Oregon
Republican Senators in Oregon are staging a “walkout” from the Democrat-controlled state legislature. The ...
Oklahoma Rolls Out Harm Reduction Vending Machines; More Is Needed
In Oklahoma, state officials are launching a program for residents to get free naloxone ...
Bereaved Parents Weaponized by DEA to Back More Drug War
There is no grief like that of a parent who has lost a child. ...
Fentanyl Patches Are Saving My Life. We Need to Make Them Accessible.
True safe supply means a legal and regulated supply of the same drugs people ...
Biden Under Fire for Backing Harsh GOP Fentanyl-Substances Bill
On May 23, a coalition of 20 national advocacy organizations sent an open letter ...
Why Three Mountain States Rejected Drug-Induced Homicide Laws
The Mountain states, like many others, are wrestling with an overdose crisis caused by ...
The Fight to Open a Safe Consumption Site in Chicago
Illinois harm reduction advocates are urging state lawmakers to pass a bill authorizing safe ...
Whiteout: A Searing Analysis of Racial Capitalism and Opioids
Does the world really need another book that examines the opioid-involved overdose crisis? There’s ...
