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Opioid Addiction Risk Rises After Police Drug Crackdowns
Researchers studied 716 people who use drugs in San Francisco, and found that those living near police drug distribution arrests reported more drug sources. Researchers say that pattern could raise overdose risk for people with opioid addiction. Enforcement disrupts local markets and forces people to look elsewhere. Published in the journal Health Justice, the research …
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Long Beach Program Links Residents to Opioid Addiction Care
Most conversations about opioid addiction start after something has already gone wrong. Residents in Southern California spent the end of August trying to start a conversation. And this time, some folks listened. On August 29, the city of Long Beach hosted a free resource fair at MacArthur Park called “Turning the Tide: Navigating Local Programs …
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Overdose Vigil Draws 120 People in Shelter Island, New York
The sixth annual Vigil of Hope filled the community center in Shelter Island in New York on August 27. Roughly 120 people attended. The event has become the town’s annual reckoning with opioid addiction and overdose. Due to community dedication, ranging from local Narcotics Anonymous chapters to inpatient facilities, 2026 marked a new turn from …
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New Opera Shines Spotlight on Opioid Addiction Recovery
The federal government spent the first full week of September promoting personal stories to shift public attitudes on opioid addiction in ways statistics don’t. An American composer made a version of that argument in a concert hall a month earlier. The piece is on its way to an international tour. Missy Mazzoli’s opera “The Galloping …
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Fentanyl Overdose Memorial Walk Draws Hundreds in Pacifica, California
Hundreds of folks gathered in Pacifica in California for the third annual HOPE Memorial Walk. This event is built around fentanyl awareness, overdose prevention and recovery. Participants carried photographs of people they had lost and walked together to share stories of grief and of recovery. To be sure, states like California have an abundance of …
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Arizona Cartel Terrorism Measure Goes Before Voters in November
Arizona voters will decide in November whether state law should call a drug cartel an organization that conducts terrorism. Even though The Grand Canyon State features a wide range of programs to assist locals, ranging from inpatient care to local Narcotics Anonymous chapters, the risk of opioid addiction remains great. However, the law in question, …
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Opioid Overdose Deaths Fell in 2024 but Gaps Stayed Wide
Opioid overdose deaths fell sharply in 2023 and 2024 especially those that involved fentanyl. A national study went a step further and showed that improvements didn’t reach everyone equally. In fact, disparities persisted along racial lines. The Study’s Results Researchers in The Golden State based at the University of California San Diego reviewed every recorded …
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8.6% of Overdose Survivors Die Within a Year of ER Visit
Surviving an opioid overdose may take you from death’s door but it isn’t the same as getting out of the danger zone. People who reach an ER after an overdose face an 8.6% risk of dying within the following year. Even worse, the opioid addiction med that can improve those odds reaches almost none of …
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Raytown, Missouri Naloxone Machine Sits in Overdose Hotspot
You know the saying “Location, location.” That goes for harm reduction as well. Jackson County Public Health in Missouri put its second free naloxone vending machine in Raytown specifically because it’s a hotspot for fatal overdoses. The move shows how the Show-Me State’s responds to the opioid crisis alongside Narcotics Anonymous chapters and clinical care. …
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Opioid Deaths Fall by Half in Berrien County, Michigan
Opioid addiction remains the main cause of overdose deaths in Berrien County, Michigan. But the county’s numbers have moved substantially in the right direction. Health officials recorded 46 opioid-related overdose deaths in 2022. New data shows the figure is half that. That decline matches statewide stats. The Wolverine State has an abundance of treatment programs …
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