Tag: overdose
Tensions Mount in Fight to Open Ontario Safe Consumption Site
Harm reduction advocates are fighting to open the second safe consumption site (SCS) in ...
A Court Rejected the Disease Theory of Opioid Addiction. Will We Listen?
The idea that opioid painkillers are inevitably addictive was put on trial and refuted. ...
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, ...
