Use + Harm Reduction
Harm Reduction Services Are Slowly Spreading Around the World
Around the world, despite the COVID-19 pandemic, environmental crisis and warfare, harm reduction services ...
Why People Are Still Shooting Drugs They’d Rather Smoke
In 2012, Anna* was trying to smoke crack for the first time. Corner stores ...
Buprenorphine Access: Telehealth Revolution Faces Uncertain Future
This summer, a young woman was revived by paramedics after an overdose at her ...
I Used Ketamine for Buprenorphine Withdrawal; It Gave Me Peace of Mind
Ketamine washed my thoughts away. It was quite a feat, really. Fifteen years living ...
Benzo Withdrawal Terrifies Me. “Treatment” Keeps Requiring It.
As a teenager I was always anxious, to the point I never felt comfortable ...
New CDC Data Show Modest Rise in Youth Vaping, Spark Overreactions
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) doubled down on what’s still being ...
After a Program Handed Out Heroin Pipes, Some People Injected Less
Smoking heroin and other opioids can help people to avoid some of the harms ...
In Barcelona, Metzineres Creates a Social Model That “Fits Very Well”
Metzineres is a community for womxn using drugs and surviving violence in Barcelona. The ...
The State of Research on Cannabis as an Opioid “Exit Drug”
It’s legal for adult use in 19 states, two territories and DC, and for ...
Legalizing Medical Marijuana Would Immediately Lower Prescription Opioid Use, Study Shows
Another study has found that giving people legal access to medical marijuana can help ...
