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Arizona Finally Decriminalizes Syringe Service Programs

On May 24, Arizona Governor Doug Ducey signed a bill decriminalizing syringe service programs (SSP) within the state. The new…

May 26, 2021

Harm Reduction Deserts: When Services Are Miles or Hours Away

Between stigma and bureaucratic challenges, accessing methadone and other medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) can be an uphill battle…

May 26, 2021

Very Few Countries Track Smoking Rates Among Indigenous Peoples

All over the world, few countries are taking the trouble to monitor smoking prevalence among Indigenous populations, according to a…

May 25, 2021

Why an Impending Flavor Ban in the Netherlands Matters for All Vapers

Back in June 2020, the Dutch State Secretary for Health, Paul Blokhuis, announced that he wanted to ban all non-tobacco…

May 25, 2021

In North Carolina, Our Syringe Programs Are Bracing for the Next Attack

If you were an injection drug user in Plaza Midwood before 2015—before syringe service programs (SSP) were legal here—you probably…

May 24, 2021

Orthopedic Surgeons Fail in Legal Bid to Justify OUD Discrimination

A group of doctors defended themselves in a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the US Attorney’s Office for the District…

May 24, 2021

Global Harm Reduction Funding Crisis Is Worse Than Ever

Globally, 2019 saw 1.7 million new HIV infections, with 690,000 deaths from complications related to AIDS. There are now an…

May 24, 2021

Psychedelics’ Exciting Potential to Benefit Autistic People

[This article is published in collaboration with Narcotica, a podcast about drugs and the people who use them, hosted by…

May 24, 2021

“Divest and Invest”: Latinx Advocates on Defunding the Police

George Floyd’s final breaths on May 25, 2020, gasping out “I can’t breathe,” led millions of people in the US…

May 21, 2021

In a Florida “Recovery” Hub, a Syringe Program Finds Its Place

Organizers at Rebel Recovery Florida say their slogan is simple: “We love you.” “We want people to know we understand…

May 20, 2021