Tag: overdose
New England “Strike Force” to Target Opioid Prescribers for Prosecution
On June 29, a group of agencies announced the “New England Prescription Opioid Strike ...
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 ...
My Overdose on “Benzo Dope” Was Part of a Current Wave
It’s hard to write a story about events of which you have almost no ...
Vermont Gov. Vetoes Safe Consumption Sites, Along With the Harm Reduction He Claims to Support
On June 7, Vermont Governor Phil Scott (R) vetoed House Bill 728, which would ...
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 ...
