Hochul administration pitches woke alternative way to refer to drug abusers instead of ‘addicts’
The woke language police are at it again. The Hochul administration wants to cancel using the word “addict” to describe a ...
Congress Must Act Now to Address the Devastating Effects of Substance Use
As the United States faces an ongoing crisis of substance use and substance use disorder (SUD), Shatterproof represents a coalition of experts, advocates, and families calling on the new ...
World Leprosy Day: Tailored guidelines and reduced stigma needed to tackle leprosy, Irish case study reveals
A case report published in Eurosurveillance on an adult with an imported case of leprosy in Ireland shows that there are notable challenges in tackling the disease in settings where it is rare.
Weight loss drugs like Ozempic may help reduce overdose risks: Study
"These medications intended for diabetes and weight loss can help addiction without the associated stigma, which will ...
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‘Brave and bold action’ needed to tackle drug deaths, people’s panel says
Panellists were ‘shocked’ at the lack of urgency to tackle the crisis as it warned ‘the same conversations keep happening’ ...
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Atlanta struggles to reduce HIV rates
It’s all the more tragic because HIV drugs can keep people from catching the virus, and prevent those living with the virus from passing it on. If everyone who needed these drugs could access them, ...