Tag: alcohol
Coronavirus Drug Policies Echo Plague Scapegoating of the Past
Infectious waves of illness that flash flood through cities, regions and—rarely but occasionally—all continents, ...
How the Pandemic Is Restricting Health Options for People Who Use Drugs
For the average non-essential worker, it might feel like the coronavirus has put the ...
A Harm Reduction Plan for Vulnerable Drinkers Hits Unnecessary Obstacles
As harm reductionists, we always have on our minds the health and well-being ...
Safer Drinking During Desperate Times
We are all doing our best to adjust to the new “normal” in the ...
PA Liquor Store Closures Put Heavy Drinkers at Risk: Here’s How to Taper
All Pennsylvania liquor stores were closed at 9 pm on March 17 as part ...
Santa Fe’s Historic Drug Policy Overhaul Centers Alcohol Harm Reduction
Santa Fe, New Mexico is emphasizing alcohol harm reduction in its plan to radically ...
“Not Mechanized or Automatic”—Ketamine Researcher Sounds Caution Over Alcohol Study
What really causes you to drink to excess? Elias Dakwar, MD says the answer ...
What Do We Know About Ketamine’s Potential to Help Problematic Drinking?
Research published in Nature Communications on November 26 suggests that a single dose of ...
My Personal Journey Into Alcohol Harm Reduction
I first realized I had a problem with drinking when I was a year ...
Alcohol Must Be Part of the Harm Reduction Conversation
Alcohol is our favorite recreational drug besides caffeine. According to SAMHSA’s National Survey on ...
