In the Media
New developments and discussions surrounding mental health, substance use disorders, addiction treatment, harm reduction strategies, overdose fatalities, recovery supports, fighting stigma, new research, current street drugs, and the impact all of these issues have on our society and families are constantly changing, and are often showcased in the media. This is an informal round-up of articles that we have found to be of interest to our consumers. If you have come across an article or media story you think should be posted here, please send a link to info@ncaddmaryland.org.
Bolt Mag - Facing a brutal toll of overdose deaths, Maryland has in recent years put in place safe-supply services to promote healthier drug use. People can obtain syringes and needles through programs where those are distributed, but only if they register with a state-sanctioned provider.
127 HitsThe Daily Record - ANNAPOLIS — The mounting number of fentanyl-related overdose deaths has prompted Democratic lawmakers to propose legislation that would pilot creation of safe spaces for drug users to take illegal substances without legal consequences and with medical staff nearby.
62 HitsCBS News - As the U.S. continues to contend with an opioid epidemic that has led to surge in accidental deaths among teens — largely due to fentanyl — some teachers are now being educated on the use of Narcan, a drug that reverses opioid overdoses.
52 HitsPhiladelphia CNN - What drug users and people who work with them in Philadelphia talk about is the smell. The smell of rotting flesh from open infected wounds.
91 HitsDrug Topics - The veterinary drug xylazine, a nonopioid sedative analgesic and muscle relaxant, has begun a staggering rise to fame in the Philadelphia open-air drug markets. Known as a drug of abuse in Puerto Rico since the early 2000s, where it is known as anesthesia de Caballo or horse anesthetic, xylazine has been associated with hypotension, central nervous system depression, respiratory depression, and bradycardia.
45 HitsNew York Times - Reneé Jones overdosed three times last year, once while looking after her grandchildren.
80 HitsNew York Times - A veterinary tranquilizer called xylazine is infiltrating street drugs, deepening addiction, baffling law enforcement and causing wounds so severe that some result in amputation.
75 HitsMaryland Matters - In 2021, nearly eight Marylanders died each day from an overdose. In my city of Baltimore alone, our community lost more than 600 people last year — a stunningly tragic situation that demands action.
86 HitsThe Daily Beast - As the U.S. reckons with a deadly opioid crisis that has claimed nearly a million lives since 1999, researchers are hard at work looking for an alternative way to help treat pain.
85 HitsMaryland Matters - Police officers are trained first responders who are prepared to save a life from overdose. But in our states, it can be risky and intimidating to call them for help. We regularly hear stories of police arriving to stop an overdose and intent on finding a felony – they illegally rifle through drawers, subject bystanders to strict questioning and dig through people’s belongings.
77 HitsThe New York Times - Alcohol-Related Deaths Spiked During the Pandemic, a Study Shows The deaths were up 25 percent in 2020 compared with 2019, amid heightened stress factors and delayed treatment, according to a new report.
81 HitsMaryland Matters - Expansion of Good Samaritan Law Aims to Remove Fear of Seeking Help after an Overdose
201 HitsNPR - The U.S. faces an unprecedented surge of drug deaths, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reporting another grim milestone this week.
78 HitsBaltimore Sun - When state lawmakers return to Annapolis for a special legislative session next month, they’ll face a question that has vexed some of them: Should they decriminalize needles, syringes and other supplies used by people who use drugs?
77 HitsThe Real News Networkm - The Delta variant surge isn’t the only public health problem Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan seems to fundamentally misunderstand—there’s also the overdose crisis. This week, Hogan announced $6 million in grants to fund the Maryland Criminal Intelligence Network (MCIN) and the Heroin...
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65 HitsThe Baltimore Sun - Treat drug use as a health issue, not a criminal one: decriminalize paraphernalia.
774 HitsSmerconish.com - The Correlation Between US Overdose Rates and the Border Crisis By Dr. Dan Morhaim (Smerconish)
66 HitsHarvard School of Public Health - For people struggling with opioid use disorder, the COVID-19 pandemic has posed challenges at every turn.
86 HitsWashington Post- Harm-reduction measures touch our lives every day: From childhood immunizations to coronavirus vaccinations, from seat belts to traffic signals, each of these measures is meant to prevent injury or premature death.
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94 HitsMaryland Matters - Up to 40% of Marylanders have reported feeling anxious or depressed as a result of the pandemic, and state crisis hotlines are receiving a startling increase in calls from individuals at risk for suicide.
65 HitsMaryland Matters - TELEHEALTH Flexibility needed Amidst Converging Mental Health, Addiction Crises
88 HitsNew York Times - Using Telemedicine to Treat Opioid Addiction Getting medication long meant seeing a licensed provider. Now a strategy for evading Covid-19 makes treatment available via the web.
81 HitsPolitico - Fatal Overdoses climbed to Record High in 2019, reversing historic progress
91 HitsNew York Times - Research shows Purdue Pharma focused its marketing in states with lighter prescription regulation, with deadly consequences.
75 HitsDrug Policy Alliance - Report titled :Ending the Drug War, Shaping the Future
74 HitsThe Philadelphia Inquirer - South Philadelphia to become site of nation’s first supervised-injection facility
61 HitsBaltimore Sun - With hundreds of kids orphaned by opioid crisis, this Maryland county has new outlook on trauma services Growing up in a Cecil County trailer park, Ray Lynn has been shaped by tragedy
84 HitsWashington Post -“Death by delivery” laws often sweep up other users, not high-level dealers
90 HitsThe New York Times - The Latest Failure in the War on Drugs People who provide the drugs that lead to overdoses often need help, not prison.
440 HitsCBS News - Drugmakers could be on the hook for $150 billion to settle opioid-related litigation following an Oklahoma judge's ruling this week against pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson. Yet even that massive potential liability represents a fraction of pharmaceutical company's annual profits, as well as the overall financial toll from opioids.
65 HitsThe New York Times - Seattle Has Figured Out How to End the War on Drugs
65 HitsThe Baltimore Sun - The number of opioid-related drug poisoning deaths in Maryland for the first quarter of 2019 is lower than a year ago. Still, it’s the second highest in over a decade, and, mirroring 2018, we are losing on average 40 Marylanders per week.
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