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How Splitting and Sharing Got the OK at Canada’s Overdose Prevention and Supervised Consumption Sites

Never underestimate the power and dedication of a group of fearless and motivated harm reductionists. Early in the process of…

September 29, 2021

National Expungement Week: Learn How to Clear Your Record (For Free)

September 26 through October 3 is National Expungement Week of Action and Awareness (NEW), and a series of in-person and…

September 28, 2021

Drug Users Testify as MA Lawmakers Weigh Safe Consumption Sites

On September 27, Massachusetts lawmakers invited members of the public to speak about safe consumption sites (SCS). The state legislature…

September 28, 2021

Health Care Workers Need to Be Watching the Splintering Drug Supply

In the summer of 2016, the synthetic cannabinoid "K2" burst into the drug landscape in Austin, where I was working…

September 28, 2021

New Evidence Exposes Harms of Philly’s Smoking Ban in Drug Treatment

“Huge step backwards for recovery, it sucks!” was how one participant in a new study described the smoking ban in…

September 27, 2021

The Media Needs to Get Vaping Right on the First Try

In mid-September, two articles in prominent news outlets caused an uproar over how the media continues to misunderstand and misrepresent vaping.…

September 23, 2021

WV Harm Reduction Workers Form Coalition Amid HIV, Syringe Crises

West Virginia harm reduction workers are launching a new statewide coalition. "Mountain State Harm Reduction" will provide overdose prevention and…

September 23, 2021

Truth Initiative Creates Fake Vape Company to Promote Fake “Depression Stick”

A man named Craig walks into a convenience store. He serves as a vape company’s VP of marketing, and he…

September 22, 2021

Harm Reduction Is for Eating Disorders, Too

There must be all kinds of unexplored applications for harm reduction, but the one I always come back to is…

September 22, 2021

What Will San Diego’s New “Harm Reduction” Shelter Actually Be Like?

San Diego is building what's being touted as the city's first harm reduction-based homeless shelter. The facility, currently under construction…

September 21, 2021