Use + Harm Reduction

    FDA Affirms Snus as Harm Reduction. Does This Signal Hope for Vaping?

    Despite contributing to the vaping panic rolling across the country, the US Food and ...

    How Psychedelic Exceptionalism Harms Drug Users

    Do you feel that some drugs are inherently worse for the user than others?” ...

    Listening to Marginalized Afghan Women: Stories of Survival 

    Afghan women whose lives involve drug use, sex work or having multiple sexual partners ...

    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 ...

    Why Peers Who Use Drugs Are Overdose Prevention “Heroes”

    Harm reduction is increasingly being assimilated into the medical establishment. Yet some people who ...