Tag: overdose

    Vermonters Overwhelmingly Back Drug Decriminalization. Will Lawmakers Listen?

    A large majority of people in Vermont—84 percent—support removing criminal penalties for low-level drug ...

    Protests Urge NY Gov. to Roll Out Safe Consumption by Executive Action

    On June 29, simultaneous protests in Manhattan and Albany urged New York Governor Kathy ...

    The Nationwide Reach of Harmful Drug “Paraphernalia” Laws

    A new report published by the Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank, examines how ...

    British Columbia Will Decriminalize Drug Possession

    British Columbia has become the first jurisdiction in Canada to receive the federal green ...

    Why “Drug-Induced Homicide” Doesn’t Have to be Prosecuted

    Over the past five years, five more states have passed drug-induced homicide (DIH) statutes, ...

    Ohio Bills Seek to Decriminalize Fentanyl Test Strips

    Ohio lawmakers are—slowly—considering legislation to decriminalize fentanyl test strips. On May 19, state Representative ...

    The Methadone Clinic System Needs Abolition, Not a Tepid Reform Bill

    Peter Vanderkloot’s groundbreaking article—Methadone: Medicine, Harm Reduction or Social Control—hit me hard. As a ...