Opioids
Reducing Harm Amid the Hudson Valley’s Opioid Crisis
A primer on understanding opioids and how to help those who are overdosing.
The Future of Overdose Prevention in New York
The nation’s first supervised injection sites have opened in Manhattan. Could this effective yet controversial solution come upstate?
The Costs of Improving Hospital ‘Efficiency’
A trend toward consolidation is hamstringing our local hospitals’ ability to deliver quality, dependable care.
How the Pandemic Has Changed the Fight Against Opioid Addiction
The life-saving work of harm reduction is harder in the era of social distancing. But some initiatives in the rural Catskills have adapted to slow the scourge of overdose deaths.
Fentanyl in the Hudson Valley
The opioid epidemic’s “Third Wave” has hit the region hard, but addiction recovery workers are seeing tentative signs of progress.
