Use + Harm Reduction
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. ...
Even Insured Black Gay Men Still Aren’t Getting Equal Access to PrEP
There’s a pill that can prevent new HIV infections—but, among queer men, it still ...
New Drugs, Bad Policies Leave Philly Harm Reduction Groping in the Dark
The “Walmart of Heroin” is how the New York Times described Philadelphia’s Kensington neighborhood—in ...
Canadian Pharmacist Could Face Punishment for Giving Out Naloxone
In Ontario, a Canadian province with large rural regions, one pharmacist is no longer ...
Inside the Toxic Sex Education Battle in Tucson, Arizona
On September 10, the Tucson Unified School District (TUSD) Governing Board decided to delay ...
A Visit to VOCAL, a Vital Hub of New York Harm Reduction
Four days a week, no matter the weather, people gather outside a door on ...
Trump Announces Disastrous Plan to Ban Flavored Vapes Across the US
President Donald Trump announced on September 11 that he wants the Food and Drug ...
