Tag: overdose
Buprenorphine X-Waiver Burden Eased Under New Federal Rules
Amid the growing opioid-involved overdose crisis, the Department of Health and Human Services released ...
The Price of Saving a Life: Naloxone’s Cost Barrier in the US
When I walk into my local pharmacy to pick up a naloxone kit, I ...
Drug Decriminalization in Oregon: How’s It Going So Far?
Tanesia DeMacon is no stranger to jail. She estimates she was arrested no fewer ...
Harm Reduction at Sea: Tight-Knit Fishing Communities Navigate Drugs
The setting sun shines a crown of pink light through the windows of a ...
Why New 12-Step Members May Avoid Carrying Naloxone
For new members of 12-step programs like Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous, naloxone can ...
In Upstate New York, a Jail Keeps Blocking Access to Lifesaving OUD Meds
[This story is published in partnership with New York Focus, an independent, investigative news ...
NYC Mayoral Forum Grills Candidates on Decriminalization and Overdose
Even before COVID-19 hit the city hard, New York’s elected officials failed for years ...
Harm Reduction Services to Get $30 Million in First-Ever Federal Funding
The $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan signed into law last week contained a series ...
As People Who Use Drugs, We Urge Biden to End the Buprenorphine X-Waiver
In late January, the Biden Administration walked back one of the biggest steps toward ...
Will Rhode Island Be the First State to Legalize Safe Consumption Sites?
The prospect of safe consumption sites (SCS) for mitigating the United States’ historic overdose ...
