A man who goes by the name Dave Carvagio holds a packaged syringe in Pickering Square in Bangor, Maine. The Bangor chapter of the Church of Safe Injection sets up a table in the square and offers free ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — There's a fight to change a sharp viewpoint and it's very visual in popular places. “Syringes in the community aren’t dangerous – other than that they are ‘pokey’ and we have a public ...

In 2017, 2.1 million Americans dealt with opioid addiction, which includes drugs like prescription painkillers and heroin, according to the US Department of Health & Human Services (HHS). The opioid ...

The opioid crisis has grown too big for anyone to ignore, on the left or the right, as the devastation unfolds on the nation’s streets every day: Drug users are overdosing in public bathrooms, on the ...

A used needle is seen on the ground on Friday, March 22, 2024, in Baker Park in Grants Pass, Ore. The two candidates vying to represent District 7 on Boston City Council have different opinions about ...