Use + Harm Reduction
It Took a Pandemic to Improve Some People’s Access to Opioid Addiction Meds
“I’m great! I’m having so much fun!” Bill Kinkle tells me on the phone. ...
A Canadian Province Doesn’t Want Meth Users at Safe Consumption Sites
In Alberta, Canada, a committee for the provincial Ministry of Health expressed opposition to ...
PA Liquor Store Closures Put Heavy Drinkers at Risk: Here’s How to Taper
All Pennsylvania liquor stores were closed at 9 pm on March 17 as part ...
When Methadone Clinics Support Patients Who Use Marijuana
Methadone patients face many harsh restrictions. Among them, clinics frequently test for and punish cannabis ...
How Harm Reduction Is Responding to the Pandemic
In the two weeks since the first coronavirus cases were confirmed in New York ...
So Alcoholics Anonymous Is “Proven” to Work After All? Not So Fast
Alcoholics Anonymous and its 12 Steps, with their prescription of abstinence, have dominated America’s ...
A Scientist Persuaded Italy to Exempt Vape Shops From COVID-19 Lockdown
Italy has seen the worst outbreak of COVID-19 outside of China, after cases ...
Santa Fe’s Historic Drug Policy Overhaul Centers Alcohol Harm Reduction
Santa Fe, New Mexico is emphasizing alcohol harm reduction in its plan to radically ...
San Diego County Lawmaker Pushes to End Syringe Exchange Ban
A lawmaker in San Diego County, California is urging his colleagues to rethink a ...
COVID-19 and Tobacco Harm Reduction: What’s the Relationship?
At publication time, over 113,000 people worldwide were known to be infected by the ...
