Proponents say the ability to check drugs for the presence of lethal fentanyl may save lives. But critics say the strips enable drug use.
Tag: Opioids and Opiates
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Why Drug Epidemics End
It’s important to understand why drug use patterns change over time.
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Vancouver’s Unconventional Approach to Its Fentanyl Crisis
The Canadian city has taken the concept of harm reduction to a new level in an effort to address the growing toxicity of street drugs.
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CVS, Walgreens and Walmart Must Pay $650.5 Million in Ohio Opioids Case
A federal judge ordered the big pharmacy chains to bear about one-third of the responsibility for fueling a deadly drug crisis.
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Pain in Children is Often Ignored. For Children of Color, It’s Even Worse.
Racial differences in medical care are part of a theme experts are seeing “over and over” again.