Use + Harm Reduction

    “Another Dimension”—OD Deaths Fall Sharply in Areas Close to SCS

    Safe consumption sites don’t just protect people from fatal overdose within their walls, suggests ...

    Inside a Busy Safe Consumption Site in Portugal

    [The following are the words of Maria Luísa Salazar, one of the organizers of ...

    Nalmefene Is Not “Just Like Naloxone”

    Opvee, an opioid-overdose antidote manufactured by Indivior that was approved in 2023, has in ...

    Never Too Late: Quitting Smoking at Any Age Slashes Cancer Risk

    Quitting cigarettes at any age greatly reduces your risk of cancer, according to a ...

    My Benzo Withdrawals Induced Delirium, I’ve Come to Understand

    I’ve always enjoyed using benzodiazepines. These depressants—the best known are pharmaceutical brands like Xanax, ...

    Edinburgh Quietly Releases Report in Favor of Safe Consumption Sites

    After pressure from advocates, Edinburgh city councilors have published a long-awaited report supporting the ...

    Why Isn’t Tobacco Harm Reduction Prioritized for Unhoused People?

    People experiencing homelessness are among a number of marginalized groups who remain acutely vulnerable ...

    Are People Who Smoke Sick? Or Just Unaware of Better Options? 

    When the dangers of cigarette smoking were recognized in the 1950s and ‘60s, physicians ...

    EU to Fund Study of Psilocybin for Patients in Palliative Care

    The European Union is putting money into a psychedelic study with patients who are ...