By Elizabeth Santeramo

Chris Christie finally signs a bill to protect people who call in ODs. Campaigners tell The Fix they're thrilled. MORE  

By Maia Szalavitz

Advocates for naloxone push the FDA to make the life-saving drug more affordable. MORE  

By Tessie Castillo

The prescription drug naloxone reverses opiate overdoses and saves lives. But getting the emergency intervention into the hands of folks on the front line is controversial. For their clients' sake, treatment providers need to step up. MORE  

By Sarah Beller

Wider availability of the OD prevention drug would save thousands of lives—and cheaply. MORE  

By Bryan Le

International Overdose Awareness Day is a chance to promote policies that will cut our soaring fatality rate, the Drug Policy Alliance tells The Fix. MORE  

By Chrisanne Grise

The Drug Czar calls for wider distribution of naloxone, a midwestern drought helps cops spot weed, and how Barack Obama quit smoking with the help of his daughters. MORE  

By Maia Szalavitz

The media is all over the problem of prescription drug overdoses, but when it comes to a fool-proof over-the-counter solution, there's scant coverage. MORE  

By Maia Szalavitz

Naloxone is a cheap, safe, lifesaving drug that could save countless people from overdosing on heroin and other opiates. So why isn't it in every first aid kit? MORE  

By Maia Szalavitz

Abuse of meds by American teens has reached epidemic proportions. But if we're serious about keeping kids away from Oxy and Adderall, we need to get honest with them. MORE  

By Will Herbst

Nasally-administered Narcan is delivered to Occupy Vancouver, after a homeless woman dies in a second suspected heroin OD at the site in a week. MORE