COVID lockdowns linked to increase in overdose deaths
Lockdown policies intended to curb the spread of COVID appear to have contributed to an increase in drug overdose deaths, researchers find.
Cutting homelessness could reduce opioid overdose deaths
“If you want to make progress fighting the opioid epidemic, tackling homelessness is one route to do that.”
Overdose prevention centers don’t lead to more crime
Overdose prevention centers are not associated with significant changes in crime, a new analysis finds.
What would actually cut homelessness and overdose risk?
Interviews with unhoused people who’ve recently experienced opioid overdose indicate ways to approach places like “Mass and Cass” in Boston.
What would actually cut homelessness and overdose risk?
Interviews with unhoused people who’ve recently experienced opioid overdose indicate ways to approach places like “Mass and Cass” in Boston.
Post-overdose outreach programs have ‘police paradox’
Programs aimed to reduce the risk of repeat overdoses among people who use drugs have a “police paradox,” research shows.
Access to prescription opioids may reduce overdose deaths
“Our findings suggest that restoring easier access to opioid pain medications may protect against fatal overdoses.”
Where cops seize drugs, more fatal overdoses follow
The number of fatal overdoses was two-fold higher than expected within 7 days and 500 meters of an opioid-related incident in which police seized drugs.
Most people who inject drugs in NYC test positive for fentanyl
More than 80% of New Yorkers who inject drugs test positive for the opioid fentanyl, but only 18% report using it intentionally.
Buprenorphine after overdose can save lives
Opioid-involved overdose deaths following nonfatal overdose events are largely preventable with buprenorphine, research finds.