Tag: overdose
One Weird Trick Reporters Can Use to Make Fentanyl Stories Less Bad
Media coverage of fentanyl is beyond a quick fix, but I still think this ...
New Jersey Expands Harm Reduction Services as Attitudes Shift
New Jersey is set to open multiple new syringe service programs, including in suburban ...
WA Prisons Clear All Guards to Carry Narcan. Not All Intend to Do So.
Washington State Department of Corrections (WDOC) staff are now permitted to carry Narcan while ...
Smoking, Not Injecting, Now Linked to Two-Thirds of BC Overdose Deaths
Amid a mass exodus from injecting drugs to smoking them, the push for safe ...
Our Struggle for Safe Consumption Sites in San Francisco’s Tenderloin
In 2006, a community health clinic opened in San Francisco’s Tenderloin District. On any ...
Scotland to Open UK’s First Sanctioned Safe Consumption Site
Glasgow, Scotland, will soon host the first sanctioned safe consumption site in the United ...
In Milwaukee, a Recovery Community Event Highlights Harm Reduction
On August 31, I spent time with people on the frontlines of the overdose ...
OTC Narcan Arrives at Pharmacies, a Stepping Stone to Broader Access
The first week of September has seen major pharmacy chains across the United States ...
CDC: Counterfeit Pill Overdose Deaths More Than Doubled During Pandemic
A September 1 report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that ...
Chicago Activists Demand SCS at Overdose Awareness Rally
On August 28, Chicago activists rallied at Federal Plaza in downtown Chicago, demanding that ...
