A New York representative shares concerns about carfentanil, and the DEA warns about xylazine....
The viral TikTok received a mostly positive reaction, while Reddit posts criticized workers distributing harm reduction tools in a Seattle homeless encampment....
Connecticut arrest reignites claims of fentanyl-laced marijuana....
Plus, two news stories perpetuate myths about accidental fentanyl exposure risk among police officers....
In recent trending conversations, some claim people who use drugs “don’t deserve help.”...
In recent trending conversations, some claim people who use drugs “don’t deserve help.”...
A recent Instagram post and a Reddit thread have sparked online conversation about fentanyl. On July 3, the CDC shared an image on Instagram showing the difference between a positive and negative result on a fentanyl test strip. The post received 3,269 likes as of July 11. In the...
On June 22, a post on X warned that “Narcan is less effective when put in high temperatures and exposed to sunlight,” and encouraged readers to keep their Narcan “somewhere cool and shady.” The post received 45,000 views; 1,800 likes; and 1000 shares as of June 27. In...
Maine Access Points, a harm reduction program in Maine, is facing criticism on news websites and on social media after promoting safer consumption practices. The nonprofit recently shared information online and in safer consumption kits explaining a practice colloquially known as “boofing,” in which a drug is consumed through the...
Last week, the New York Times and the Baltimore Banner reported that Black men in their “mid-50s to early 70s” in Baltimore account for nearly 30 percent of overdose deaths, despite making up just seven percent of Baltimore’s population. According to the New York Times article, “Black men of...
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