Use + Harm Reduction

Overdose Death Data Patterns Emerge as Crisis Surges in Western States

The United States overdose crisis appears to be separating into regional crises on different trajectories, as a wave of fentanyl-involved…

June 18, 2026

Growing Calls to Integrate Tobacco Harm Reduction Into Drug Services

"It's time drug treatment and harm reduction services got involved with tobacco harm reduction," Gerry Stimson told the audience. Stimson,…

June 18, 2026

FDA Approves 4 Mg Rextovy as Third Over-the-Counter Naloxone Product

The Food and Drug Administration has granted over-the-counter (OTC) approval to Rextovy, a 4 mg naloxone nasal spray product manufactured…

June 17, 2026

Why Is It Harder for People in Rural Communities to Quit Smoking?

"I was told countless times, ‘You should stop smoking.’ But when I said I had tried, no one offered advice…

June 9, 2026

Appalachians Want to Use Mobile Syringe Programs, If They’re Discreet

In rural communities, distance prevents many people from accessing harm reduction services. Mobile syringe service programs (SSP) offer a solution,…

June 2, 2026

World Health Organization Misses the Whole Point About Nicotine Pouches

The World Health Organization has released its first-ever report on nicotine pouches, portraying the safer nicotine products as a health…

June 1, 2026

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