Baltimore City Council wants health officials to do more with less as they look to drive down OD deaths
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Firmly standing in solidarity with those who use drugs in Baltimore and beyond.
Statewide harm reduction training to resume amid concerns about delay, implementation
HealthHIV, a national nonprofit based in Washington, D.C., opened registration for the new curriculum on December 12, but classes won’t start until January 20. State officials and HealthHIV had previously said it would begin this fall.
Baltimore once again balks at OPCs as advocates drop push for state legislation this year
Mayor Brandon Scott has omitted overdose prevention centers from his list of legislative priorities for 2026 in the absence of a statewide push in the upcoming General Assembly session. Paired with remarks from the city's top health official, OPCs may be dead in the water.
Ahead of a brutally cold winter, Baltimoreans honor unhoused residents who have died as advocates worry about city’s preparedness for the season
Last year, 20,000 people called the shelter hotline for help, and city officials have confirmed that people had to be turned away.
Mobtown Redux to partner with Scalawag Magazine in 2026
Mobtown Redux and Scalawag will co-publish the Redux Newsletter, expanding the reach of harm reduction journalism in Baltimore and paving the way for a new wave of reporting that advocates for drug users in the South and beyond.
A Baltimore harm reductionist's Christmas wishlist
As a harm reductionist in Charm City, there's quite a lot on my Christmas list this year. Unfortunately, most of my wishes can only come true if Baltimore officials muster up some sorely missing political will.
A case study on Baltimore media's racist portrayal of drug users
The Baltimore Sun has published a series of articles about the city's overdose crisis. Yet a racist narrative is woven into the pieces, continuing a decades-long trend of racist media coverage.
