I Survived My Drug Overdose. Here's What I Want You To Know.
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I Survived My Drug Overdose. Here's What I Want You To Know.

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The author, around the time of her overdose. Courtesy of Erin Khar “I’m gonna go lie down,” I said, or I think I said, but maybe I said nothing. In August of 1998, at 24 years old, during what was one of endless relapses in my 15-year struggle with heroin addiction, I overdosed in my friend’s apartment. Nocher noted the prevalence of fentanyl in Maryland, saying, “I get ‘Bad Batch alerts’ on my phone when overdoses rise and they were constant in February/March of this year.” “Anecdotally, all of the deaths for members in our group have detected fentanyl ― absolutely every single one,” she added. Last week, I spoke during Dopey Podcast’s virtual observance for International Overdose Awareness Day.

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“All of my friends are dead”: The overdose crisis is taking a toll on harm reduction workers
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“All of my friends are dead”: The overdose crisis is taking a toll on harm reduction workers

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