Use + Harm Reduction
The Kind Man Who Used to Sell Me Heroin
In popular culture, people who sell drugs are stereotyped as remorseless monsters, like the ...
When My Suboxone Doctor Quit on Me, It Left a Frightening Void
Early in 2020, shortly before pandemic entered the everyday lexicon and face masks became ...
Pennsylvania Bill Poised to Increase Barriers to Buprenorphine Access
A Pennsylvania state senator intends to reintroduce a bill that would impose new regulations ...
Ohio Students Launch Harm Reduction and “Bad Batch” Alerts App
A student-led nonprofit in Columbus, Ohio, has created a smartphone app that helps community ...
Lisbon, Portugal, Brings Alcohol Harm Reduction to Unhoused People
Around the world, unhoused people lost access to drugs they need to survive as ...
I Switched From Vaping Back to Smoking, Thanks to India’s Government
I remember fumbling with the lighter so much that a friend had to light ...
NYC Public Housing Residents Denounce Crackdown on Smoking in Their Own Homes
“You either become somebody who lays down and takes it, or you just get ...
Appeals Court Overturns Ruling That Legalized SCS; Safehouse Fights On
Just over a week before a more reform-friendly administration takes over in Washington, the ...
Pharmacists May Be Key to Expanding Bupe Access, NIDA Pilot Shows
Collaboration between physicians and pharmacists may boost patients’ satisfaction with, and adherence to, buprenorphine ...
Blueberries, Xanny Bars, Clazzys: My Anxiety-Driven Benzo Journey
I have been doing Valium since the age of 16. They were called “blueberries” ...
