Substance Use Prevention and Harm Reduction
The national opioid epidemic began with widespread addiction to, and misuse of prescription painkillers. More recently, illegal drugs such as heroin and illicitly manufactured fentanyl are responsible for a majority of fatal overdoses. As well, a growing number of states are legalizing marijuana, still considered an illicit drug at the federal level, for medical and adult recreational use. Law and policy can help or hinder harm reduction and overdose prevention measures.
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Legality of Dispensing and Administering Expired Naloxone in the District of Columbia
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Legality of Dispensing and Administering Expired Naloxone in Colorado
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Legality of Dispensing and Administering Expired Naloxone in Illinois
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Legality of Dispensing Naloxone to Minors in Pennsylvania
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Legality of Dispensing Naloxone to Minors in Maryland
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Harm Reduction Policy in Practice
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Opioid-related Public Health Emergency Declarations
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Key Public Health Initiatives: A Year in Review
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Indian Health Service and Military Medical Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Requirements
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Litigation Against Opioid Manufacturers: Lessons from the Tobacco Wars
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Fatal Overdose Review Panels
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Declared States of Emergency – Opioid Crisis
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A New Argument from DOJ May Help to Increase Disability Protections for People Who Use Drugs
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Overdose Mortality Is Trending Down, but the Story is Different for Elder Black Men
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Three Federal Tobacco Regulatory Measures Up for Change in 2025
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