Tag: overdose
My Husband Invented Naloxone, My Son Died of Overdose. Oregon Gives Me Hope.
On election day, voters in Oregon took a decisive and important step to stemming the tide ...
Alberta Government Rejects Safe Supply, Bets Heavily on Abstinence
As an experienced harm reduction nurse in Alberta, Corey Ranger has been on the ...
Inside the CDC Data That Confirm the Pandemic Is Driving Up Overdose Deaths
For months, media outlets including Filter have reported on a collage of anecdotal and ...
The Shameful Closure of North America’s Busiest Safe Consumption Site
We Canadians may like to think of ourselves as more progressive than our southern ...
Major Report Sheds Light on Europe’s Changing Drug-Use Patterns
A major new report identifies changing patterns of drug use across Europe. Young British ...
Suboxone Is Now a Drug of Choice for Some in Philly. That’s No Bad Thing.
John (not his real name) was a regular on the Avenue. A biracial man ...
Researchers Confirm the Lifesaving Power of a Safe Supply of Drugs
A team of researchers working at a clinic in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia has ...
The Postal Crisis Exacerbates the Overdose Crisis
We are in the midst of what has been dubbed a “postal service crisis.” ...
Rest in Power, Jesse Harvey
Networks of drug users and harm reductionists have been repeatedly devastated as overdose deaths ...
Utah’s Overdose Spike and a Green Substance Known as “Hulk”
Local officials and harm reductionists are reporting increased drug overdoses in Utah this year, ...
