Researchers in Illinois are developing a novel device to rapidly and automatically administer the opioid overdose antidote naloxone. Smaller than…
The World Health Organization (WHO) published an astonishingly bad Q&A on electronic cigarettes on January 20, full of lies of…
Breadman came to me recently with a harrowing story. Aged 43, he lives in South Philadelphia and acquired his nickname…
In West Virginia, which has the highest rate of opioid-involved overdose deaths in the US, injecting drugs with shared needles…
Congressmembers are pushing for new laws that will impose harsher penalties for potent synthetic opioids like fentanyl, which are involved…
A row of seats at the front of Baltimore City Council's chambers was reserved for harm reductionists on January 13.…
The term—and concept of—“addiction” is regularly frowned upon or even attacked by people in our field. But it won’t disappear,…
Draconian drug policies have often been made in the name of the health of youth, yet harm reduction centers, like…
Wound care for people who inject drugs is considered a critical component of harm reduction by providers. But people who…
January traditionally sees a surge in rehab admission rates. And if you’re going to residential addiction treatment by choice, I…