In all my years writing articles, I never get as strong a reaction from readers as when writing about race in the drug war. After publishing an article on race,…
With fentanyl use on the rise, first responders are increasingly in contact with a drug more potent than morphine or heroin. Fear of exposure or accidental overdose has led many…
There is much talk nowadays about the “white face” of the opioid epidemic and how sympathetic media coverage of white drug users has inspired compassionate policies that differ markedly from…
I am tired of hearing people say the drug war is not about race. Every day, we admit this war is about race without saying it directly. We use code…
For Susan Stephens, the nightmare began in 2007 after some unfounded accusations from an ex-husband landed her felony charges. Susan’s attorney advised her to plead guilty, assuring her that as…
When most people think of syringe exchange programs they picture people dropping off used syringes at a fixed site or an outreach worker driving to street corners to offer sterile…
Naloxone, a medicine that reverses the effects of opioid overdose, is being debated fiercely around the country right now. In most areas, the question is no longer whether to make…
Syringe exchange programs were recently legalized in North Carolina, but not everyone is celebrating. In fact, many of the same people who support naloxone availability and overdose prevention programs, do…
One of the sharpest criticisms against making naloxone widely available to people at risk for drug overdose is this: If people have a medicine on hand that allows them to…
One of the most common questions that NC Harm Reduction Coalition receives regarding our naloxone distribution program (which has distributed over 10,500 kits from 8/1/13 to 6/10/15, resulting in 586…