Tag: overdose
What International Drug Users Remembrance Day Means to Me
Today, International Drug Users Remembrance Day, is one day among all the others when ...
Vancouver Activists Hand Out Drugs, Demand Better Safe Supply Options
On July 14 Jean Swanson, a city councillor of Vancouver, British Columbia (BC), helped ...
Biden Picks Dr. Rahul Gupta to Lead Federal Drug Policy During Historic Overdose Crisis
Former West Virginia health commissioner Dr. Rahul Gupta will lead President Joe Biden’s response ...
New York’s Harm Reduction Victories in the 2021 Legislative Session
[This story is published in partnership with New York Focus, an independent, investigative news site ...
Eric Adams as NYC Mayor: What Could It Mean for Harm Reduction?
Eric Adams—the Brooklyn borough president, former state senator and former NYPD captain—is now the ...
Like Many Drug Policy Reformers, I’m Driven by Personal Tragedy
I have a million stories about my older brother, Billy, that exemplify the harms ...
Rhode Island on the Brink of Authorizing Safe Consumption Sites
On June 29, the Rhode Island House of Representatives voted in favor of a ...
Research Adds to Weight of Evidence on People Checking Drugs They Sell
It’s not just people who use drugs making use of drug test kits and ...
The Naloxone Arms Race Is Headed Nowhere Good
In elementary school, my best friend Celina wanted to be a doctor when she ...
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 ...
