Use + Harm Reduction
“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 ...
Beyond Purdue: Our Deadly Unlearned Lessons From the Overdose Crisis
There is a profound moment in the film And The Band Played On, about ...
San Francisco Vapes Ban the Logical Next Step of a Harmful Campaign
The March 19 announcement by San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera of steps to ...
Inside Vancouver’s Drug User Union
The Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users (VANDU) is a member-driven organization that organizes ...
US Smokers Mistakenly Equate Harms of Snus With Those of Cigarettes
Most American smokers continue to believe that snus, a moist tobacco product placed under ...
Study: A Seattle Safer Consumption Site Would Save Money, as Well as Lives
Just one safer consumption space (SCS) for people who use drugs in Kings County, ...
“Junkie” Caricatures Make Us All More Vulnerable to Addiction
I shot heroin for the first time because I wanted to write poetry about ...
