Xylazine, an animal tranquilizer, is increasingly involved in fatal overdoses, posing a severe health threat across cities.
Colorado's Naloxone Fund Is Drying Up, Even as Opioid Lawsuits Bring in Millions
The Harm Reduction Action Center's naloxone distribution is in jeopardy due to lack of funding, threatening lives amid rising overdose deaths in Colorado.
District 5 supe candidates discuss harm reduction
Harm reduction strategies in San Francisco aim to save lives while addressing addiction, despite recent setbacks in support services.
Overdose Deaths May Be Decreasing Overall - But Not for Oppressed Communities
The national decline in overdose deaths masks ongoing crises in specific communities, particularly among marginalized groups.
Advocates train Toronto residents on how to respond to overdoses | CBC News
The closure of Toronto's supervised consumption sites could increase drug overdose deaths, necessitating public intervention in overdose emergencies.
How a Toronto safe drug consumption site's future is dividing a community | CBC News
The Ontario government plans to close supervised drug consumption sites, risking lives as users may lack safe environments to inject drugs.
Experts warn of 'zombie drug' xylazine
Xylazine, an animal tranquilizer, is increasingly involved in fatal overdoses, posing a severe health threat across cities.
Colorado's Naloxone Fund Is Drying Up, Even as Opioid Lawsuits Bring in Millions
The Harm Reduction Action Center's naloxone distribution is in jeopardy due to lack of funding, threatening lives amid rising overdose deaths in Colorado.
District 5 supe candidates discuss harm reduction
Harm reduction strategies in San Francisco aim to save lives while addressing addiction, despite recent setbacks in support services.
Overdose Deaths May Be Decreasing Overall - But Not for Oppressed Communities
The national decline in overdose deaths masks ongoing crises in specific communities, particularly among marginalized groups.
Advocates train Toronto residents on how to respond to overdoses | CBC News
The closure of Toronto's supervised consumption sites could increase drug overdose deaths, necessitating public intervention in overdose emergencies.
How a Toronto safe drug consumption site's future is dividing a community | CBC News
The Ontario government plans to close supervised drug consumption sites, risking lives as users may lack safe environments to inject drugs.
Overdose deaths are increasing in Western states despite a national decline, partly due to fentanyl and methamphetamine.
Decriminalization Wasn't the Real Culprit in Oregon's Overdose Death Spike
Despite a slight decline in national overdose deaths, regional trends show rising deaths, particularly in Western states and linked to fentanyl.
Oregon's experiment with decriminalizing hard drugs faced backlash due to a significant increase in overdose deaths.
'It's Maddening': Addiction Experts Cry Foul at Mayoral Candidates' Push for Drug Arrests | KQED
Mayoral candidates in San Francisco are prioritizing law enforcement to combat drug-related issues amid soaring overdose rates, alarming health experts.
Ex-mayors, advocates slam safe drug consumption site closures as policy failure | CBC News
Former mayors and advocates urge the government to maintain Toronto's safe consumption sites, vital for community safety amidst the overdose crisis.
Community rallies behind Kensington Market drug consumption site after provincial ban | CBC News
The Kensington Market Overdose Prevention Site is crucial for community safety, helping to prevent overdose deaths, but faces closure due to provincial regulations.
Ontario needs holistic approach to drug treatment amid consumption site closures, doctor says | CBC Radio
The Ontario government's decision to close 10 drug consumption sites indicates a shift in addiction strategy, emphasizing community safety concerns over harm reduction.
Overdose deathsup in Oregon, down nationally
Overdose deaths are increasing in Western states despite a national decline, partly due to fentanyl and methamphetamine.
Decriminalization Wasn't the Real Culprit in Oregon's Overdose Death Spike
Despite a slight decline in national overdose deaths, regional trends show rising deaths, particularly in Western states and linked to fentanyl.
Oregon's experiment with decriminalizing hard drugs faced backlash due to a significant increase in overdose deaths.
'It's Maddening': Addiction Experts Cry Foul at Mayoral Candidates' Push for Drug Arrests | KQED
Mayoral candidates in San Francisco are prioritizing law enforcement to combat drug-related issues amid soaring overdose rates, alarming health experts.
Ex-mayors, advocates slam safe drug consumption site closures as policy failure | CBC News
Former mayors and advocates urge the government to maintain Toronto's safe consumption sites, vital for community safety amidst the overdose crisis.
Community rallies behind Kensington Market drug consumption site after provincial ban | CBC News
The Kensington Market Overdose Prevention Site is crucial for community safety, helping to prevent overdose deaths, but faces closure due to provincial regulations.
Ontario needs holistic approach to drug treatment amid consumption site closures, doctor says | CBC Radio
The Ontario government's decision to close 10 drug consumption sites indicates a shift in addiction strategy, emphasizing community safety concerns over harm reduction.
Old newspaper dispensers deliver Narcan opioid overdose reversal drug instead of news
Framingham offers free Narcan training to enhance the accessibility of naloxone for drug overdose emergencies. The program aims to save lives by reducing stigma.
Should cocaine and MDMA users carry naloxone, the medicine that prevents fatal opioid overdoses?
Recreational drug users, especially cocaine and ecstasy consumers, should be informed about the dangers of opioid-laced drugs and the importance of naloxone.
Old newspaper dispensers deliver Narcan opioid overdose reversal drug instead of news
Framingham offers free Narcan training to enhance the accessibility of naloxone for drug overdose emergencies. The program aims to save lives by reducing stigma.
Should cocaine and MDMA users carry naloxone, the medicine that prevents fatal opioid overdoses?
Recreational drug users, especially cocaine and ecstasy consumers, should be informed about the dangers of opioid-laced drugs and the importance of naloxone.
EMS: New sedative causes dangerous trend in overdoses around Worcester
Narcan is crucial to saving lives amidst a dangerous trend of opioid-related overdoses exacerbated by new drugs like medetomidine in Worcester.
Fatal overdoses in Massachusetts drop by over 10%, new CDC data shows
State's harm reduction programs, like naloxone distribution, contributed to Massachusetts' 10% decrease in fatal opioid overdoses in 2023.
Rhode Island is opening the nation's overdose prevention center. Could Massachusetts be next?
Rhode Island will open the country's first state-regulated overdose prevention center this summer.
The center will provide supervised drug use, overdose prevention, and support services.
Overdose prevention centers are controversial and illegal on a federal level, but Rhode Island's center will have a two-year pilot funded by opioid settlement funds.
EMS: New sedative causes dangerous trend in overdoses around Worcester
Narcan is crucial to saving lives amidst a dangerous trend of opioid-related overdoses exacerbated by new drugs like medetomidine in Worcester.
Fatal overdoses in Massachusetts drop by over 10%, new CDC data shows
State's harm reduction programs, like naloxone distribution, contributed to Massachusetts' 10% decrease in fatal opioid overdoses in 2023.
Rhode Island is opening the nation's overdose prevention center. Could Massachusetts be next?
Rhode Island will open the country's first state-regulated overdose prevention center this summer.
The center will provide supervised drug use, overdose prevention, and support services.
Overdose prevention centers are controversial and illegal on a federal level, but Rhode Island's center will have a two-year pilot funded by opioid settlement funds.
Rally attendees advocate for harm reduction policies to address overdose crisis in New York.
Why Oregon's Drug Decriminalization Failed
Misunderstanding of addiction led to the repeal of drug decriminalization law in Oregon
Measure 110 aimed to remove criminal penalties for drug possession and focus on harm reduction services
Drug Overdose: Symptoms, Signs, Treatment & What Is An OD?
An overdose can vary based on substances, education on the risks is crucial, and definitions may differ across organizations.
Lobby group calls for pokies venues to be exempt from facial recognition and biometric data laws
The lobby group for Australian clubs is requesting exemptions from new laws to store biometric data and use facial recognition technology to identify gambling addicts.
Clubs Australia argues that the stricter restrictions on biometric data collection could undermine harm reduction measures, such as self-exclusion registers.
Sadiq Khan urged to 'follow Bristol's lead' with drug testing services across London
City Hall Conservatives urge Sadiq Khan to roll out drug testing services in London to protect the health of drug users.
Bristol has introduced the UK's first regular drug testing service, which allows users to check if their substances are contaminated.