overdose crisis
‘Dopesick’ Is Unnecessarily Scaring People Away From Painkillers, Experts Say
A scene showing a character refusing OxyContin after surgery is further stigmatizing people who use opioids for pain, experts say.
San Francisco Mayor Says She’s Done With Open Drug-Use ‘Bullshit’
Mayor London Breed thinks more cops on the streets will solve San Francisco’s drug problem, ignoring all of history.
The DEA Is Making It Impossible for Many to Get Addiction Meds
As the overdose crisis rages, access to methadone and buprenorphine remains hindered by bureaucracy and stigma.
Here’s What Really Happens at Safe Drug Injection Sites
New York opened the only supervised injection sites in the U.S. Tuesday, and already two lives have been saved. Here’s what else to expect.
New York Opens First Safe Injection Sites in the US
The sites open as more than 100,000 Americans died in a one-year period due to fatal overdoses.
Toronto Is One Step Closer to Decriminalizing Personal Drug Possession
The city's chief medical officer of health said criminalization is not an effective way of addressing the drug poisoning crisis.
Irreversible Overdoses, Robberies, and Sex Assaults: The ‘Terrifying’ Rise of Benzo Dope
In some parts of Canada and the U.S., fentanyl is increasingly being cut with tranquilizers, fueling a dark new phase of the drug poisoning crisis.
Doctors Call For Safer Cocaine Supply
While a Canadian province mulls adding the drug to its safe supply, experts say full legalization is a better approach.
Justin Trudeau Won’t Decriminalize Drugs, Despite Record Overdose Deaths in B.C.
B.C. Premier John Horgan has called on the prime minister to decriminalize all drugs.
The US Just Had Its Deadliest Year for Overdose Deaths
And experts expect this year to be even worse.
Deadly Overdoses Are Rocking Canada's Poorest Neighbourhood Under Lockdown
In the Downtown Eastside, ground zero for Canada’s opioid crisis, a new wave of fatal overdoses has Vancouver's top doctor worried.
Supervised Drug Use Will Move Online Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
Some Vancouver harm reduction advocates are taking a DIY approach to B.C.’s intersecting health emergencies.