Tag: overdose

    Baltimore Overdose-Crisis Hearing Hosts Plan to Arrest More Drug Users

    At a hearing billed as a discussion of “public health-centered solutions” to the overdose ...

    Overdoses Should Be Termed “Prohibition-Related Deaths”

    Another International Overdose Awareness Day arrives on August 31. It’s a time for us ...

    “Fentanyl Kills Act” Would Prosecute All Distribution as Attempted Murder

    Lawmakers have introduced legislation that would allow federal prosecutors to pursue attempted murder charges ...

    Questions Over Wisconsin Spending of Opioid Settlement Money

    Under the nationwide legal settlements with major opioid manufacturers and distributors, the state of ...

    Most Overdose Prevention Centers Are Urban. The Spot Was Different.

    In March 2024, lack of government funding led to the closure of The Spot, ...

    Garth Mullins of “Crackdown” on Loss, Methadone and Drug-User Organizing

    Garth Mullins knows the pain of losing people all too well. In 2019, during ...

    An Invisible Crisis: Brain Injury From Non-Fatal Overdose 

    Harms related to drug overdose are not limited to death. It’s important to remember ...

    Overdose Deaths Fell in 2024: What’s Driving This, and Will It Last?

    The latest national overdose figures from the CDC, released May 14, show that deaths ...

    Overdose Prevention Center Bills in Multiple States Inch Forward

    The 2025 legislative session has seen multiple states attempt to authorize overdose prevention centers ...

    Trump’s Attack on AmeriCorps Threatens OD Prevention, Among Much Else

    The Trump administration has decided to destroy the AmeriCorps program, which puts millions of ...