Tag: overdose
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 ...
Burlington Plans to Open Vermont’s First Overdose Prevention Center
On April 28, the City Council of Burlington, Vermont, voted unanimously to approve opening ...
Will Minnesota, Which Authorized OPC, Actually Open Them?
Minnesota was just the second US state (after Rhode Island) to authorize overdose prevention ...
Refelonizing Fentanyl Had No Good Outcomes: Colorado Study
Increasing criminal penalties for fentanyl had zero impact on overdose deaths in Colorado and ...
