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Visualizing the Fentanyl Epidemic

Fentanyl is responsible for a disproportionate number of drug overdose deaths. The only way to curtail the growing crisis is through demand-side interventions. A New Push for Harm Reduction On March 29, 2023, the Food and Drug Administration approved Narcan for over-the-counter use. Narcan, a naloxone nasal spray designed to reverse opioid overdoses, is now […]

Restrictions on Pseudoephedrine Supply Can Help Solve the Meth Lab Problem

by Rob Bovett District Attorney of Lincoln County, Oregon Last month, Patrick Murray wrote an essay for the Georgetown Public Policy Review entitled “Restrictions on Supply Won’t Solve the Meth Problem.” The essay criticizes anOp Ed I wrote for The New York Times promoting policies to return pseudoephedrine (PSE) to a prescription drug, as it […]