Since the mid-1980s, a number of organizations, primarily in northern Mexico, have launched informational campaigns and ...

Trump's tariffs on Mexico and Canada, aimed at curbing fentanyl flow, may worsen the crisis by spiking overdoses, a harm reduction advocate warns.

Addiction medicine, particularly opioid treatment programs like methadone​, have evolved. With changes to some regulations, ...

Nearly 22,000 pounds of fentanyl were seized at US borders during the 2024 fiscal year, according to data from the US Customs and Border Protection. Nearly all of it – about 97% – was confiscated ...

Enter harm reduction services ... “We are also piloting overdose management kits for stimulant and opiate overdoses,” said Andrews. “The National Drug Master Plan and National Strategic ...

Part of the harm reduction is Naloxone – a medication ... 46% of the 2,261 drug poisoning deaths involved an opiate. And as heroin supplies dwindle across the world due to the lack of poppy ...

The proposal, House Bill 1910, does not provide for funding from the state, but it stipulates the opioid antagonists may be ...

Connecticut reports a third consecutive decline in fatal overdoses despite the rise of more potent opioids such as fentanyl ...

Major Will Pearson, who is also a GP, argues that while the number of suspected drug deaths in Scotland has decreased, much ...

Opioid deaths in Wisconsin have begun to decrease for the first time in decades. It comes as state and local governments are ...

As of January, 14,868 of them were receiving substitute opiates such as methadone and buprenorphine ... counselling – the World Health Organization-recommended minimum for harm reduction among drug ...