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VT Overdose Prevention Centers to Allow Smoking Areas, Mobile Units

Vermont has unveiled operating guidelines for overdose prevention centers (OPC), which will include smoking consumption areas and potentially mobile sites.…

September 16, 2024

Why Tobacco Harm Reduction? A First Question of Many

When I first heard the words “tobacco harm reduction,” as recently as 2022, I was a little surprised. What is…

September 16, 2024

Cannabis Use Among Older Adults Almost Doubles in Three Years

A new study supported by AARP shows that marijuana use by older people in the United States has nearly doubled…

September 13, 2024

Overdose Response Training Should Teach the Jaw Thrust Maneuver

I’ve been using fentanyl and other opioids, off and on, for the past 15 years. I’ve experienced a lot of…

September 12, 2024

Missouri Begins Quiet Crackdown on Hemp Products Sold in Stores

In Missouri, state officials are orchestrating a quiet crackdown on stores that sell hemp products. It’s targeting "intoxicating" products—like smokeables…

September 11, 2024

Can Social Workers Be Supported to Spread Tobacco Harm Reduction?

Groups of people who are most likely to interact with social workers have extremely high smoking rates. Tobacco harm reduction…

September 11, 2024

Prisons Crush Almost All LGBTQ+ Organizing. Our Community Survives.

My name is Tavaria, but people call me Varia, T, Mama T or Queen. Ten years ago, I founded Be…

September 11, 2024

DEA Raises ADHD Med Production Quotas. It Could Just Fix the Shortage.

The Drug Enforcement Administration is allowing pharmaceutical companies to produce a higher volume of Vyvanse and its generic versions. The…

September 10, 2024

Alaska Requiring Naloxone in All Schools Amid Overdose Surge

Alaska is implementing a new law that requires all schools to have naloxone on hand, in response to the severity…

September 10, 2024

Obituaries Experiment Highlights Stigma Against Overdose Victims

Stigma is a powerful force working against the health and safety of people who use drugs. It reduces medical care…

September 10, 2024