Public health, not punishment, must guide drug policy.
Tag: Opioids and Opiates
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Inside New York City’s Radical Approach to America’s Overdose Crisis
The case for harm reduction.
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Lives We Can Save
The opioid crisis doesn’t need to be this bad. It’s another example of America’s surprising resistance to effective treatments
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Unusual Deaths in NYC Are Still Up. Drug Overdoses Are the Largest Factor.
The rising tide of death that began during the pandemic is now the “new normal” for the New York City medical examiner’s office.
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Narcan Is Safe to Sell Over the Counter, Advisers to the FDA Conclude
The overdose reversal drug has been administered mostly by emergency responders and outreach workers. If the agency approves a nonprescription version, it could become as easily available as aspirin.