Use + Harm Reduction

Politicians Cite COVID-19 Science; What About the Smoking Pandemic?

And then I see the disinfectant, where it knocks it out in one minute, and is there a way you…

June 15, 2021

Atlantic City’s Flagship Syringe Program in Battle for Survival

In the past few months, the South Jersey AIDS Alliance (SJAA) has been planning to relocate outside of the tourism…

June 14, 2021

Alberta Government’s New Rules Set SCS Up to Fail, Advocates Say

More roadblocks loom for Alberta’s safe consumption sites, as the provincial government sets new regulations for the facilities' operations. The…

June 10, 2021

RIP Rod Skager, a Pioneer in Harm Reduction Drug Education

When my children entered adolescence in the 1980s and ‘90s, the War on Drugs was in full swing. “Just Say…

June 10, 2021

New York Poised to Finally Decriminalize Syringe Possession

A six-year effort to decriminalize syringe possession for drug use in New York is finally gaining ground. On June 7,…

June 9, 2021

Detox Was the Right Choice for Me—Even If I Don’t Plan on Abstinence

Not everyone goes to detox to become abstinent. People go for all kinds of reasons—reasons that may change from one…

June 8, 2021

San Francisco’s Vape Flavor Ban Saw More Teens Start Smoking

In the summer of 2018, San Francisco residents voted overwhelmingly to ban the sale of flavored nicotine vaping products (as…

June 7, 2021

Drug Use Is Perfectly Compatible With Good Parenting

Many of us are parenting while using drugs. Sometimes with a single drink at dinner; sometimes with criminalized substances; sometimes…

June 2, 2021

Amazon Ends Most Marijuana Testing for Employees, Backs MORE Act

Amazon said on June 1 that it will stop drug testing many of its workers for marijuana and will instead…

June 2, 2021

“This Lid Is Not Right!”—Arbitrarily Losing My Methadone Take-Homes

“Wake up!" my wife screamed for the thousandth time, her normally calm speaking voice edging into anger. The rubber band…

June 1, 2021