Use + Harm Reduction

Telehealth Services Are Expanding OUD Medication Access—For Some

Amid the pandemic, regulatory changes around buprenorphine access are making it easier for some people with opioid use disorder (OUD)…

February 9, 2021

Slovenia’s Sole Grassroots Syringe Exchange Violently Evicted, Bulldozed

Slovenia's sole grassroots harm reduction organization was forcefully displaced after authorities demolished a former factory in the capital city of…

February 4, 2021

The Kind Man Who Used to Sell Me Heroin

In popular culture, people who sell drugs are stereotyped as remorseless monsters, like the loathsome Mikey Forrester from the book…

February 4, 2021

When My Suboxone Doctor Quit on Me, It Left a Frightening Void

Early in 2020, shortly before pandemic entered the everyday lexicon and face masks became de rigueur, I went to my…

February 2, 2021

Pennsylvania Bill Poised to Increase Barriers to Buprenorphine Access

A Pennsylvania state senator intends to reintroduce a bill that would impose new regulations on buprenorphine providers and create additional…

February 1, 2021

Ohio Students Launch Harm Reduction and “Bad Batch” Alerts App

A student-led nonprofit in Columbus, Ohio, has created a smartphone app that helps community members report "bad batches" of drugs…

January 28, 2021

Lisbon, Portugal, Brings Alcohol Harm Reduction to Unhoused People

Around the world, unhoused people lost access to drugs they need to survive as a result of disruptions to incomes…

January 27, 2021

I Switched From Vaping Back to Smoking, Thanks to India’s Government

I remember fumbling with the lighter so much that a friend had to light my first smoke for me. I…

January 25, 2021

NYC Public Housing Residents Denounce Crackdown on Smoking in Their Own Homes

"You either become somebody who lays down and takes it, or you just get to that point that you can't…

January 14, 2021

Appeals Court Overturns Ruling That Legalized SCS; Safehouse Fights On

Just over a week before a more reform-friendly administration takes over in Washington, the US harm reduction movement was dealt…

January 13, 2021