Tag: overdose
Rescue Breathing, a Crucial Overdose Response, Is Still Underused
If you pay attention to the news, you’ve likely heard of naloxone, the medication ...
Safehouse Fights On for Philadelphia OPC With New Court Filings
The nonprofit Safehouse is fighting on in a legal struggle which has so far ...
Oregon Drug Decrim Did Not Increase Overdose Deaths, Analysis Shows
A new study found that drug decriminalization in Oregon did not cause an increase ...
VT Overdose Prevention Centers to Allow Smoking Areas, Mobile Units
Vermont has unveiled operating guidelines for overdose prevention centers (OPC), which will include smoking ...
Overdose Response Training Should Teach the Jaw Thrust Maneuver
I’ve been using fentanyl and other opioids, off and on, for the past 15 ...
Obituaries Experiment Highlights Stigma Against Overdose Victims
Stigma is a powerful force working against the health and safety of people who ...
For Black and Brown Communities, the Overdose Crisis Is Still Escalating
This International Overdose Awareness Day, VOCAL-US state chapters—VOCAL-NY, VOCAL-TX and VOCAL-KY—are taking direct action ...
NY Gov. Hochul Silent on Overdose Prevention Centers as Pressure Mounts
New York Governor Kathy Hochul has never been outspoken about overdose prevention centers (OPC). ...
Overdose Prevention Centers Are Health Care: Treat Them as Such
Nearly 300 people across the country die of a drug overdose every day. This ...
Fentanyl Doomsday Prepping
On August 26, pharmaceutical manufacturer Indivior announced that it had begun supplying the Biomedical ...
