opioid epidemic
America's Latest Drug Epidemic Is Weirdly Nonviolent
The 70s heroin wave and 80s crack crisis each saw major gun violence, including huge numbers of murders. Not so much with the current opioid epidemic.
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Needle Exchanges Are Busier Than Ever Thanks to the Opioid Crisis
Demand has doubled at what is commonly referred to as the largest open-air heroin market on the East Coast.
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Safe Injection Sites Weren’t Enough to Spare Vancouver from the Opioid Epidemic
Vancouver took a harm reduction strategy early on, but there’s still more work to be done, according to Mayor Gregor Robertson.
The Government Is Making it Harder to Prevent Drug Overdoses
The antidote drug naloxone should be as easy to get as Tylenol, but in most states it's not, per a new report.
America's Opioid Epidemic Is Destroying the Rainforest
Narco-deforestation has been a long recognized phenomenon, but a growing heroin market is adding extra strain.