Use + Harm Reduction

Nutrition Is an Overlooked Aspect of Harm Reduction

The connection between food and drugs is stronger than most people might think. Many negative health effects associated with the…

July 18, 2019

Psychedelics Take the TED Talk Stage for the First Time

Preparing for this talk has been scarier for me than preparing for LSD therapy," began Rick Doblin, the founder and…

July 11, 2019

Almost 80 Percent of Heroin Users in Boston, Baltimore Would Visit Safe Consumption Sites

A large majority of people who use opioids in three coastal cities would utilize safe consumption spaces if they were…

July 8, 2019

Overdoses Are Deadliest Within First Few Months Out of Delaware Prisons

In 2018, Delaware had the sixth highest number of overdose deaths in the country, yet the state still has major…

July 8, 2019

Social Factors Are an Essential—And Changeable—Element of Addiction

Resisting efforts to exaggerate the dangers of drugs does not mean we should ignore them. People suffer, and sometimes lose…

July 8, 2019

Prohibition and Misinformation: Australia’s Tobacco Harm Reduction Fail

American vapers facing increasing restrictions, government misinformation and regulatory uncertainties are naturally concerned for the future of vaping. However, here…

July 3, 2019

Denial of Nicotine Health Information Is a Breach of Human Rights

Access to accurate health information about nicotine and products that contain it is a human right. A tobacco harm reduction…

June 27, 2019

Dual Use of Vapes and Cigarettes—Harmful or Harm Reduction?

Mixing use of vapes and combustible cigarettes, known as "dual use," is seen as a win by some—especially those who…

June 26, 2019

What Can We Learn From the Nation’s First 24/7 Methadone Clinic?

In October 2017, Community Medical Services (CMS), an Arizona-based addiction treatment provider, opened America’s first medication-assisted treatment (MAT) clinic that…

June 20, 2019

NYC Syringe Programs Successfully Serving the Most Vulnerable New Yorkers

New York City's syringe service programs (SSPs) are successfully getting harm reduction resources into the hands of the most vulnerable…

June 19, 2019