Use + Harm Reduction

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

Maryland Scrubs the Term “Harm Reduction” From Key Grant Program

The Maryland Department of Health has scrubbed any mention of “harm reduction” from the state’s leading grant program for organizations…

January 13, 2026

The Problem With Crediting the Drop in Fentanyl OD to Supply Reduction

In September 2024 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released data showing that overdose mortality, which had been climbing…

January 12, 2026

Youth Vaping, Smoking and Drinking at Record Lows, Per Latest NIDA Data

The National Institute on Drug Abuse has released the latest Monitoring the Future Survey (MFS), which for over 50 years…

January 8, 2026

Naloxone Boxes: New Strategy Makes OD Antidote Accessible 24/7, for Free

In 2021, Harm Reduction Michigan (HRMI) began using streetside newspaper-style boxes to station naloxone kits in outdoor spaces where the…

December 30, 2025

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