Tag: overdose
Fentanyl Overdoses Spike on Mexico’s Northern Border But Remain Invisible
When it landed three years ago, some six guys died here in one week,” ...
“Exhilarating”—The Life of a Career Drug Dealer Illustrates Hard Truths
Casper has lived a life out straight out of Pulp Fiction. Over a 26-year ...
What Is Harm Reduction, Anyway?
We often describe Filter as “harm reduction journalism”—meaning both journalism that comes out of ...
Harm Reduction in the Land of 10,000 Rehabs
Addiction counselor Stephanie Devich points to a Christmas tree glimmering with purple and silver ...
What’s Taking So Long for Naloxone to Be Made Available Over the Counter?
Naloxone can reverse an opioid overdose within minutes. Prompt access would prevent many of ...
If Staten Island Has a Drug Problem, DA McMahon Is Its Enabler
New York City’s “Forgotten Borough” may be an island just five miles south of ...
Chemsex First Aid Is Part of Queer Men’s Long History of Activism
Chemsex—or the use of GHB, methamphetamine or mephedrone in sexual settings in the queer ...
The Parenting Journey of a Mom Whose Daughter Survived 13 Overdoses
Across North America, older people who never attended a protest in their lives are ...
New Report Ranks Every State by Overall Health, Including Drug-Related Deaths
United Health’s 2018 Annual Report of America’s Health Rankings, the “longest-running annual assessment of ...
