Use + Harm Reduction
Pressure Mounts on NY Gov. Cuomo to Authorize Safe Consumption Sites
New York safe consumption site (SCS) advocates have been fueled by last week’s landmark ...
Older Smokers Are the Forgotten Victims of Our Vaping Wars
You might have seen the recent article about an 18-year-old who vaped for two ...
New York’s Vape Flavor Ban Has Been Blocked—For Now
In a victory for vapers and vape shop owners, a state appellate court imposed ...
There’s a Real Prospect for a Safe Consumption Site in Somerville, MA
The national fight for safe consumption sites (SCS) seems effectively headquartered in Philadelphia, thanks ...
The Struggle of Death, Hope and Harm Reduction in the Midwest
For those of us who are suffering, how do we find joy and experience ...
How a Misapplied Needle Exchange May Harm Incarcerated People
A needle exchange program in seven federal prisons in Canada is at the center ...
Why Peers Who Use Drugs Are Overdose Prevention “Heroes”
Harm reduction is increasingly being assimilated into the medical establishment. Yet some people who ...
Alcohol Must Be Part of the Harm Reduction Conversation
Alcohol is our favorite recreational drug besides caffeine. According to SAMHSA’s National Survey on ...
Chemsex Invisibility May Explain Missing Meth Use in UK Data
Regular methamphetamine and mephedrone use is nearly nonexistent in the United Kingdom—that is, if ...
The White Van Prescribing Buprenorphine Outside a Baltimore Jail
In 2017 the Behavioral Health Leadership Institute (BHLI), a Baltimore nonprofit, rented a truck. ...
