Tag: overdose
Philly’s Addiction-Treatment Smoking Ban Ends, Leaving Bitter Taste
The horribly misguided smoking and vaping ban in Philadelphia’s city-funded drug treatment programs, including ...
San Francisco Eyes Location for Authorized Safe Consumption Site
San Francisco plans to open its first safe consumption site (SCS) by 2022. It ...
Veterans Data Show Surge in Stimulant-Involved Deaths
United States military veterans are increasingly vulnerable to stimulant-involved deaths, according to new research. ...
PA Harm Reductionists Rally Around Bill to Authorize Syringe Programs
Susan Ousterman lost her son Tyler to an overdose when he was 24. If ...
The Annual “Halloween Candy or Edibles” Lie: Special COVID Edition
Because it is October, attorneys general across the country are participating in the annual ...
Compassion Clubs Advance Toward Authorization in Vancouver
The headlines suggested that sanctioned heroin clubs were coming imminently to Vancouver, British Columbia. ...
Rx Drug Take Back Days Are Unhelpful at Best, Harmful at Worst
The Drug Enforcement Administration really, really wants you to give them your leftover prescription ...
Campaign Launches to Decriminalize Drugs in Washington, DC
A coalition of activists, including civil rights and faith groups, gathered at the Washington, ...
Michigan Capital’s Only Syringe Program Is Running Out of Supplies
The only syringe service program (SSP) in Ingham County, Michigan, based in the state ...
“Never Use Alone”: Free 24-Hour Hotline Expands Across New England
The Never Use Alone Massachusetts hotline has become Never Use Alone New England, consolidating ...
