Use + Harm Reduction

Baltimore Drug Users Want Safe Supply, Know How It Should Look

People who use drugs in Baltimore, overwhelmingly support prescribed safe supply programs, according to new research. Published in the International…

December 2, 2025

Harm Reduction Outreach Needs to Get Comfortable With Booty-Bumping

A few years back I had an outreach-based job doing hepatitis C testing and treatment, with participants who were often…

November 18, 2025

Are We Sure We’re Using Fentanyl Test Strips the Right Way?

Every couple of weeks a local media outlet does some coverage of fentanyl test strips (FTS) that tells basically the…

November 12, 2025

“Massive Milestone” as Vaping Overtakes Smoking in Britain

For the very first time, more adults in Great Britain are using vapes than are smoking cigarettes. New data from…

November 7, 2025

Denver Voters Uphold Flavor Ban, in Blow to Tobacco Harm Reduction

Denver has voted to uphold a ban on sales of flavored nicotine products. The referendum result dashes tobacco harm reductionists’…

November 5, 2025

Michigan Will Again Try to Legalize Its Rising Number of Syringe Programs

Michigan, where syringe service programs (SSP) have been rapidly expanding yet operate in a legal gray area, is considering legislation…

November 3, 2025

High-Nicotine Pouches Help People Stay Off Cigarettes—If Available

Pouches with higher nicotine levels can make a vital contribution to tobacco harm reduction, by delivering the satisfaction people may…

October 29, 2025

MA Overdose Bills Signal Push Toward Nalmefene, Civil Commitment

Massachusetts is considering multiple proposals that, taken together, would make the landscape of overdose response increasingly hostile toward people who…

October 28, 2025

Indivior Isn’t Done With Opvee, the Overdose Antidote That’s Not Narcan

Less than two months after an investigation into deceptive marketing prompted Indivior Inc. to stop promoting its overdose antidote Opvee,…

October 24, 2025

Look Behind the Headlines About Rising Vape-Related ER Visits

This summer, the Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center published a report showing what appears to be a shocking trend:…

October 2, 2025