Tag: overdose
Grassroots Harm Reduction Sidelined in NY Opioid Fund Spending
“He was awesome,” Alexis Pleus, executive director of Truth Pharm, a small harm reduction ...
Landmark Ruling Fortifies Canada’s “Good Samaritan” Overdose Law
The Supreme Court of Canada has delivered a landmark judgement that affirms the Good ...
A Son in a Sober-Living Home, Lost to Overdose
[This article is excerpted from the book Rehab: An American Scandal. You can read ...
MA Overdose Bills Signal Push Toward Nalmefene, Civil Commitment
Massachusetts is considering multiple proposals that, taken together, would make the landscape of overdose ...
Baltimore’s New Health Commissioner Wrestles With OD Crisis—and Trump
Hailing from the conservative state of Tennessee, Dr. Michelle Taylor is no stranger to ...
Opvee, High-Profile Overdose Antidote No One Used, Discontinues Marketing
Indivior PLC has discontinued marketing for Opvee, the opioid-overdose reversal product that the pharmaceutical ...
WI May Expand “Good Samaritan” Law to 911 Calls for Sexual Assault
Wisconsin is considering a proposal to offer legal immunity from certain controlled substance charges ...
Indigenous OD Mortality Plummets in Minnesota, But Disparity Remains
Indigenous people face persistent disparities in access to harm reduction services in the United ...
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 ...
