Use + Harm Reduction

Can Harm Reduction and Abstinence-Based Models Constructively Co-Exist?

What does it mean to be "in recovery" from a substance use disorder? In theory, it seems a straightforward enough…

October 23, 2019

FDA Affirms Snus as Harm Reduction. Does This Signal Hope for Vaping?

Despite contributing to the vaping panic rolling across the country, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has taken a…

October 22, 2019

How Psychedelic Exceptionalism Harms Drug Users

Do you feel that some drugs are inherently worse for the user than others?” A man had approached the stage…

October 16, 2019

Listening to Marginalized Afghan Women: Stories of Survival

Afghan women whose lives involve drug use, sex work or having multiple sexual partners usually keep these parts of their…

October 13, 2019

Pressure Mounts on NY Gov. Cuomo to Authorize Safe Consumption Sites

New York safe consumption site (SCS) advocates have been fueled by last week's landmark decision in Philadelphia, when Judge Gerald…

October 10, 2019

Older Smokers Are the Forgotten Victims of Our Vaping Wars

You might have seen the recent article about an 18-year-old who vaped for two years and was told by a…

October 9, 2019

New York’s Vape Flavor Ban Has Been Blocked—For Now

In a victory for vapers and vape shop owners, a state appellate court imposed a temporary restraining order on New…

October 7, 2019

There’s a Real Prospect for a Safe Consumption Site in Somerville, MA

The national fight for safe consumption sites (SCS) seems effectively headquartered in Philadelphia, thanks to a combination of the legal…

October 7, 2019

The Struggle of Death, Hope and Harm Reduction in the Midwest

For those of us who are suffering, how do we find joy and experience pleasure? How do we create a…

October 7, 2019

How a Misapplied Needle Exchange May Harm Incarcerated People

A needle exchange program in seven federal prisons in Canada is at the center of a heated debate between the…

October 2, 2019