Use + Harm Reduction

The “Queen of Consciousness” Driving Psychedelic Study and Advocacy

Amanda Feilding is the founder and director of the Beckley Foundation, which has been pioneering psychedelic research and advocacy to…

May 4, 2020

NYC Begins Home Methadone Deliveries. Will It Have Lasting Impact on the Rules?

On April 29, New York City started delivering methadone to patients isolated at home due to the coronavirus. The courier…

April 30, 2020

How Bars and Nightclubs Can Help Prevent Fentanyl-Involved Deaths

The adulteration of many drug supplies with the potent synthetic opioid fentanyl poses a serious risk for people who use…

April 28, 2020

Why the Pandemic Will Challenge the Brain Disease Model of Addiction

There is no shortage of articles offering advice for how to deal with lockdown: Stick to a routine; get enough…

April 28, 2020

Proposed DEA Rule-Change Could Lead to Far More Methadone Vans

A major restriction imposed on mobile methadone vans may soon be lifted by the Drug Enforcement Administration. Filed in late…

April 23, 2020

NYC Rolls Out Courier System to Deliver Methadone to Isolated Patients

For the 30,000 patients who take methadone every day for opioid use disorder in New York City, one big worry…

April 23, 2020

A Third of Primary Care Docs Deny Efficacy of Gold-Standard Opioid Addiction Meds

The tight leash maintained by the federal government on medications for opioid use disorder (OUD) is finally being loosened in…

April 22, 2020

How the Pandemic Is Restricting Health Options for People Who Use Drugs

For the average non-essential worker, it might feel like the coronavirus has put the world on hold. But for people…

April 22, 2020

San Francisco’s Frontline Harm Reductionists Persist Despite Pandemic

Grassroots harm reduction organizations in San Francisco are adapting their services to bypass limitations presented by the coronavirus pandemic while…

April 22, 2020

Why Dark-Web Drug Marketplaces Can Be a Refuge

Whether because of fentanyl adulteration or the present pandemic, buying drugs from the “dark web”—a term for sites in the…

April 21, 2020