Tag: overdose
We Must Address the Overdose Crisis With the Same Focus as COVID-19
The United States is simultaneously experiencing two devastating public health crises—the COVID-19 pandemic and ...
New Jersey Spent $11 Billion in 10 Years on Failing to Eradicate Drugs
From 2010-2019, the state of New Jersey spent more than $11 billion fighting the ...
Orlando, Florida, Gets Its First Syringe Program—With Strings Attached
Orange County, Florida, launched its first syringe service program (SSP) on June 1. The ...
Unprecedented Overdose Deaths Among First Nations People in BC
At least 254 First Nations people fatally overdosed in British Columbia in 2020, according ...
Alberta Government’s New Rules Set SCS Up to Fail, Advocates Say
More roadblocks loom for Alberta’s safe consumption sites, as the provincial government sets new ...
Appeals Court Bolsters Fight Against Drug-Induced Homicide Charges
When Emma Semler, a woman in her 20s who shared drugs with a friend ...
Ex-FDA Head Falsely Claims Kratom Is “Fueling” the Overdose Crisis
Drug warriors have long deployed disinformation to justify panics and crackdowns. Kratom, an unregulated ...
NY Assembly Passes Bill Ensuring Prisoners Access to Methadone, Bupe
New York made history on May 26 by passing legislation that will ensure people ...
Drug Decriminalization Bill Advances in Maine—With Splits Over Details
A joint Maine House and Senate committee on Tuesday advanced a bill to broadly ...
LA County to Target Naloxone Distribution to Unhoused Residents
With a rising rate of opioid-involved overdose deaths among unhoused residents, the Los Angeles ...
