Sydney is a sociology PhD student at Harvard University. She is also the former director of operations at The SOAR Initiative, and has given a TEDx talk on harm reduction for beginners.
Since the Food and Drug Administration approved over-the-counter (OTC) naloxone in 2023, pharmacies nationwide have stocked their shelves with the…
In 2020, Ohio-based nonprofit the SOAR Initiative launched a pioneering “bad batch” alert system. Its platform allows anyone to submit…
Over the past year, prisons in several states have banned physical mail for incarcerated people, replacing cherished handwritten communications with…
Compared to the media spotlight on urban homelessness and drug use, rural areas have received far less attention. While this…
Since the inception of British Columbia’s drug decriminalization policy, which took effect in January 2023, harm reduction advocates have debated…
Buying drugs on the dark web is often seen as a safer alternative to navigating an unpredictable, adulterated local supply.…
Stigma is a powerful force working against the health and safety of people who use drugs. It reduces medical care…