Ohioans Have Lost More Than 1 Million Years of Life Due to the Opioid Crisis: Report
Credit to Author: Manisha Krishnan| Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2019 21:51:02 +0000
A new report made the discovery after analyzing overdose deaths from 2009-2018.
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Heroin Overdose Parties Are a Dehumanizing Myth
Credit to Author: Elizabeth Brico| Date: Thu, 16 May 2019 18:16:36 +0000
“Narcan parties” are just another part of the narrative that vilifies people who use the drugs our nation has chosen to criminalize.
Read moreOnly One Major Ontario City Refuses to Let Police Carry Life-Saving Naloxone
Credit to Author: Nick Dunne| Date: Fri, 10 May 2019 12:44:10 +0000
Windsor Police Chief Al Frederick refuses to let his officers carry the drug, despite the pleas of the local police association.
Read moreThe Case for Making Safe Drug Supply an Election Issue
Credit to Author: Ben Mussett| Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2019 18:00:37 +0000
On a National Day of Action, harm reduction advocates tell us what’s needed to put the overdose crisis on federal leaders’ agendas.
Read moreThe Truth About Drug Dealers Lacing Cocaine with Fentanyl
Credit to Author: Max Daly| Date: Fri, 05 Apr 2019 15:03:13 +0000
Authorities have spoken out about the threat of fentanyl in recreational drugs, but there’s reason to believe their claims are overblown.
Read moreAdvocates Warn That Ontario’s Cuts to Overdose Prevention Sites Will Lead to More Deaths
Credit to Author: Rachel Browne| Date: Mon, 01 Apr 2019 16:39:25 +0000
Doug Ford’s government announced on Friday it was scaling back funding for overdose prevention services as opioid deaths continue to skyrocket.
Read moreChanging the Way We Think About Meth
Credit to Author: Rachel Browne| Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2019 17:05:27 +0000
As opioids have been under the spotlight for years, new programs dedicated to the drug are popping up in Toronto in response to rising rates of meth use.
Read moreDrug Policy Experts Call for Legal Heroin Sales to Combat Overdose Crisis
Credit to Author: Rachel Browne| Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2019 18:50:43 +0000
A new report cites medication buyers clubs that emerged during the HIV/AIDS crisis as a model for its proposed heroin buyers clubs.
Read moreThe Dangers of Marketing Addictive Drugs
Credit to Author: VICE Staff| Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2019 00:56:18 +0000
New findings about the pressure to sell OxyContin reveal a lot about the opioid crisis.
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