Tag: overdose
A 10-Minute Training Can Eliminate Fentanyl Myths Among First Responders
The myth that fentanyl can cause an overdose through simple skin contact has been ...
“This Is Ohio”—Economic Pain and Harm Reduction in the Rust Belt
Jack Shuler watched the overdose crisis take a heavy toll on his hometown of ...
Overdose Awareness Day: Drug Users Are Aware—What About Governments?
Every year we come together to remember the lives that have been lost due ...
Pennsylvania Now Lets You Get Naloxone by Mail
Pennsylvania’s health secretary, Dr. Rachel Levine, has issued a new standing order to allow ...
Study: Overdose Deaths Stratified Among Latinx People
At first glance, national data suggest that Latinx people are suffering fewer fatal overdoses ...
Why the Drug User Liberation Front Gave Out Free, Checked Drugs in Vancouver
The Drug User Liberation Front, a Vancouver-based activist group, made a serious statement on ...
Why I Overdosed During the Pandemic, and Why I Survived
[This article contains graphic descriptions of drug use and overdose.] Overdosing and being ...
California’s Huge Overdose Increase Didn’t Have to Happen
The overdose crisis has finally reached California, following a relative delay in the arrival ...
British Columbia’s Troubling Bid to Detain Young People Who Overdose
On June 23, the provincial government of British Columbia announced the first reading of ...
Navigating the Baffling Systems of Care That Failed My Son
[The following article is excerpted from two chapters of Cover My Dreams in Ink, ...
