Myths about will power and moral weakness keep people with opioid use disorder from receiving effective medications like methadone, buprenorphine and naltrexone
Prescription medications can help people with opioid use disorder avoid the risks of relapse and overdose. But stigma based on misperceptions about addiction limits their use.
July 13, 2023 • ~6 min
What is xylazine? A medical toxicologist explains how it increases overdose risk, and why Narcan can still save a life
Xylazine, or tranq, is increasingly being mixed with drugs like fentanyl or heroin and can be difficult to detect. Most people who use drugs are unable to tell if they have been exposed to it.
March 28, 2023 • ~4 min
OxyContin created the opioid crisis, but stigma and prohibition have fueled it
False narratives about drug addiction and policies that are not supported by research are deepening the overdose epidemic in the US.
Sept. 16, 2021 • ~11 min
Rat poison is just one of the potentially dangerous substances likely to be mixed into illicit drugs
In an effort to reduce costs, drugmakers and dealers often cut, or adulterate, recreational drugs with substances that have been banned by the FDA.
Aug. 16, 2021 • ~7 min
Oregon just decriminalized all drugs – here's why voters passed this groundbreaking reform
Possessing heroin, cocaine, meth and other drugs for personal use is no longer a criminal offense in Oregon. The idea is to get people with problem drug use help, not punishment.
Dec. 10, 2020 • ~10 min
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