Use + Harm Reduction
Estimated 15,000 NYC Methadone Patients to Be Isolated. How Will They Get Meds?
There are about 30,000 methadone patients in New York City, all taking methadone on ...
Drug Users in Study: Mixing Meth and Heroin Reduces Comedowns, Boosts Pleasure
Polydrug use is the norm, not the exception. Increased risks are associated with certain ...
A New Jersey Drug Market Falls Silent Amid the Pandemic
There’s an eerie calm as I step off the bus on the corner of ...
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 ...
