Use + Harm Reduction
Beyond the Panic: A Harm Reduction Lens for Teen Drug Use
Adolescent drug use often triggers moral panics, fear-mongering and the passage of draconian laws ...
In British Columbia, Drug Policy Rollbacks Are Limiting HIV Care
Harley Ransom began practicing harm reduction in southeastern Ontario in the late 1980s, when ...
NM, Facing Rising Deaths, Calls for Overdose Prevention Center Study
On February 9, New Mexico state senators will discuss a proposal to study the ...
Fatal Overdose Fell 26 Percent in 2024, the Largest Decrease Ever Recorded
Overdose deaths in the United States dropped dramatically between 2023 and 2024, with decreases ...
New Zealand Embraces Vapes to Cut Smoking—and Cuts Youth Vaping
In countries where nicotine vapes are generally available to adults, with corresponding reductions in ...
Discontinued Canadian Safe Supply Program Was Working, Study Shows
Facing right-wing backlash, harm reduction initiatives around Canada have steadily been rolled back. Safer ...
The Lessons of My Near-Death Experience With Medetomidine
A misguided nurse coinciding with the arrival of medetomidine in the drug supply nearly ...
Delayed CDC Data Show the Drop in Overdose Deaths Has Slowed Down
On January 14 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published its monthly provisional ...
Feds Compare Strategies for OD Crisis: Reducing Supply, Demand or Harm
On January 13 the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a report analyzing three policy ...
Maryland Scrubs the Term “Harm Reduction” From Key Grant Program
The Maryland Department of Health has scrubbed any mention of “harm reduction” from the ...
