Use + Harm Reduction

NIDA Explains Link Between Drugs and HIV, Without Mentioning Syringes

On May 18, National Institute on Drug Abuse Director Nora Volkow published a blog post highlighting the intersection of injection…

May 22, 2026

Nationally, Overdose Is Still Going Down. In the West, It’s Going Back Up.

The latest overdose mortality data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that the rate of drug deaths…

May 14, 2026

Psilocybin Shows Growing Potential for Smoking Cessation

Quitting smoking is hard, and anything that might help should be thoroughly explored, particularly when we know different options work…

May 12, 2026

Despite Media Cheerleading, Vapes Still Not Shown to Cause Cancer

Every so often, a piece of research emerges that tells a specific audience exactly what it has always wanted to…

April 27, 2026

Partnering With Methadone Clinics “Transforms” Hep C Care, Study Finds

Hepatitis C has a cure. Yet the bloodborne virus causes hundreds of thousands of preventable deaths around the world every…

April 23, 2026

Historic Drop in Overdose Deaths Has Slowed by More Than Half Since 2024

On April 15, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published its most recent monthly provisional drug overdose death count,…

April 16, 2026

Sweden Is Now the World’s First “Smoke-Free” Country

Sweden has become the world's first “smoke-free” country, with an astonishingly low daily smoking rate of just 3.7 percent—well below…

April 14, 2026

CDC and ONDCP Issue Health Alert for Medetomidine, an Unusual Move

On April 6 the White House announced a Health Alert Network (HAN) advisory warning about the effects of medetomidine, an…

April 7, 2026

Many Flaws, Few Retractions: “Vapes-Cause-Cancer” Studies

Two more published studies claiming to link vaping to cancer have come under fire for what experts identify as major…

April 3, 2026

Oklahoma Prisoners Can Now Buy “Jail Puff” Vapes and Pouches

Oklahoma has just begun allowing prisoners to purchase safer nicotine products—vapes and pouches—at commissary. Some jails already permitted this, as…

March 30, 2026