Use + Harm Reduction

    Telehealth Bupe Is Expanding. To Take It Further, Fund Community Clinics.

    In January, the Drug Enforcement Administration announced a permanent rule change to expand buprenorphine ...

    CDC: Overdose Deaths Now Down 24 Percent, Back to Pre-Pandemic Crisis

    An estimated 86,882 people in the United States died of overdose between October 2023 ...

    BC Government’s Crackdown on Safe Supply Spreads Fear

    British Columbia’s provincial government has ended its take-home safe supply program for new participants, ...

    Most US Adults Who Quit Smoking Now Use Nicotine Products to Do So—Typically Vapes

    Vapes have become the most popular and effective smoking cessation tools in the United ...

    Our Study Spotlights How Vaping Can Reduce Health Disparities

    Nicotine vaping can significantly reduce health inequalities for low-income and Indigenous communities, suggests a ...

    Smoking Killed His Family. He’ll Still Smoke When He Leaves Prison.

    Cigarettes have been a part of Eric Barnett’s entire life. His mother smoked during ...

    How to Build on Sweden’s “Smoke-Free” Success?

    “Sweden has successfully reduced smoking rates by combining innovation, legislation and consumer empowerment,” Jesper ...

    Nearly Half BC’s New “Substance-Use Treatment Beds” Provide No Treatment

    British Columbia recently unveiled 26 publicly funded “substance-use treatment beds” in four communities across ...

    What’s in the Drug “Strips” Common in Prisons and Jails?

    Over the past year, prisons in several states have banned physical mail for incarcerated ...