Use + Harm Reduction

Campus Harm Reduction Fueled by Student Advocacy, Some State Policies

At the University of California, Berkeley, six locations across campus offer students free fentanyl test strips and naloxone. Harm reduction…

February 26, 2026

Beyond the Panic: A Harm Reduction Lens for Teen Drug Use

Adolescent drug use often triggers moral panics, fear-mongering and the passage of draconian laws to “keep the kids safe” by…

February 25, 2026

In British Columbia, Drug Policy Rollbacks Are Limiting HIV Care

Harley Ransom began practicing harm reduction in southeastern Ontario in the late 1980s, when he was 6 years old. His…

February 10, 2026

NM, Facing Rising Deaths, Calls for Overdose Prevention Center Study

On February 9, New Mexico state senators will discuss a proposal to study the feasibility of overdose prevention centers (OPC).…

February 9, 2026

Fatal Overdose Fell 26 Percent in 2024, the Largest Decrease Ever Recorded

Overdose deaths in the United States dropped dramatically between 2023 and 2024, with decreases that far surpass what was recorded…

January 30, 2026

New Zealand Embraces Vapes to Cut Smoking—and Cuts Youth Vaping

In countries where nicotine vapes are generally available to adults, with corresponding reductions in smoking, youth vaping has again and…

January 27, 2026

Discontinued Canadian Safe Supply Program Was Working, Study Shows

Facing right-wing backlash, harm reduction initiatives around Canada have steadily been rolled back. Safer opioid supply (SOS) programs—which provide pharmaceutical-grade…

January 22, 2026

The Lessons of My Near-Death Experience With Medetomidine

A misguided nurse coinciding with the arrival of medetomidine in the drug supply nearly proved fatal for me. It’s impossible…

January 21, 2026

Delayed CDC Data Show the Drop in Overdose Deaths Has Slowed Down

On January 14 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published its monthly provisional overdose death count—the first such update…

January 15, 2026

Feds Compare Strategies for OD Crisis: Reducing Supply, Demand or Harm

On January 13 the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a report analyzing three policy approaches to the opioid-involved overdose crisis,…

January 14, 2026