Tag: overdose
Prosecutors Must Learn From Drug Users—But That Takes Humility
Across the US, most health professionals can now find opportunities to learn how to ...
Why Overdose Deaths Have Fallen Here—Despite More Overdoses
Roughly 66 times every single day in British Columbia, someone calls 911 for a ...
Does the CDC Drastically Undercount US Overdose Deaths?
A study published January 7 suggests that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...
Britain’s “Most Prolific” Rapist Spurs Misguided GHB Crackdown
The UK is moving towards a crackdown on GHB and GBL—two highly similar depressants, ...
Six Years Ago, My Cousin Overdosed. What Could Have Saved Her Life?
This is the worst phone call of my life. It wakes me before 7 ...
Four Intersecting Overdose Crises Require Unique Responses, Researchers Find
A one-size-fits-all approach to the “opioid epidemic” will not work, say researchers at Iowa ...
Disease Model Proponents Are the Climate Change Deniers of Our Field
Our cognitive biases, per Nobel-winner Daniel Kahneman and colleague Amos Tversky, cause us to ...
Heroin Pipes: How the “Hammer” Was Built for Harm Reduction
A common misconception about people who use heroin is that they all want to ...
The Overdose Crisis’s Move Out West Is Nothing New
In July 2019, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released preliminary data ...
On a Mission to Show Up for Drug Users in West Virginia
In the driveway next to an old brick church in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, the ...
