Use + Harm Reduction
Inside the Legal Struggle Over Safe Consumption Spaces
On February 5, a group of protestors gathered outside the Philadelphia offices of William McSwain, ...
A Cop at My Bedside: The Nightmare of Disclosing MAT Before Giving Birth
I gave birth to my elder daughter in Palm Beach County, Florida in 2014. ...
Three Takeaways From a Key Gathering of Health Justice Advocates
On April 3, criminal justice reform activists, harm reductionists, policymakers, service providers and clinicians ...
This Groundbreaking Letter From Dozens of Sheriffs and DAs Calls for MAT in Jails
Lack of access to methadone and burprenorphine, lifesaving opioid use disorder medications, for vulnerable ...
Yes, You Can Be Addicted to Cannabis—But There Are Sensible Ways to Avoid This
The seemingly inexorable nationwide movement to legalize marijuana has recently stalled in New Jersey ...
Let’s Address Four Common Myths About Harm Reduction
The US has historically been resistant to supporting harm reduction programs for people who ...
“Tranq Dope”—The Heroin Combo That’s Been Putting Philly to Sleep
Last May, as physicians, drug users and harm reduction workers grappled with a new ...
“Nicotine Hunger”—UK Harm Reductionist’s Inspiring Work Protecting Vulnerable People’s Health
Louise Ross is a leader in tobacco harm reduction in the UK, where millions of ...
Widespread Anti-Smoker Stigma Is Harmful, as Well as Wrong
Adult smokers are a highly stigmatized population, yet people rarely acknowledge that this is ...
Legal Syringe Programs Could Finally Be Arriving in Iowa
In Iowa City, Ben, a 26-year-old who has been using heroin for years, met ...
