American Enterprise Institute

NYC Safe Injection Sites Reduce OD Deaths—but Not in the Worst Neighborhoods

There is a glimmer—the slightest bright spot—of good news about drug overdoses in New York. The city’s Health Department reports that overdose deaths in 2023 declined compared to the previous year—but ...
Becker's Hospital Review

Premier, Safe Injection Practices Coalition Recommend 22 Safe Injection Practices, Release Meeting Proceedings

Nearly 200 stakeholders, who convened at Premier healthcare alliance and the Safe Injection Practices Coalition’s open meeting, developed 22 safe injection practices. Proceedings, background materials ...
Medscape

Two-Drug Combo Promising for Methamphetamine Use Disorder

Extended-release injectable naltrexone combined with extended-release oral bupropion (NTX + BUPN) for moderate or severe methamphetamine use disorder was associated with a significant decrease in use ...
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Providing safe smoking kits could reduce harm from meth use—but NZ law won't allow it

Methamphetamine was recently ranked New Zealand's second-most harmful drug behind alcohol, and is the country's most injected drug. Injecting drugs is associated with additional risks such as vein and ...