Tag: overdose
“Undoing Drugs”—Maia Szalavitz’s Profound History of Harm Reduction
In 1986, HIV/AIDS was burning through New York. The city’s gay population was devastated, ...
Congress Plans Historic Federal Funding for Syringe Programs
A Congressional budget committee released a draft spending bill on July 11 that would ...
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 ...
