Stories by Erin Russell

Erin Russell is a harm reduction expert based in Baltimore. She served as inaugural leader of the Maryland Department of Health's Center for Harm Reduction Services and is a Bloomberg American Health Initiative Fellow pursuing a Dr.P.H. at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

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OpinionApril 21, 2023

Over-the-Counter Narcan Is a Small Win in the Overdose Crisis. We Need More

Requiring a prescription for all forms of naloxone holds the overdose-reversing medication hostage, kept from millions of Americans who should carry it in their purses and back pockets

Erin Russell