harm reduction

Remembering Peter Krykant, Who Knew Harm Reduction Couldn’t Wait

It’s been a few months since Peter Krykant’s passing in June, at the age of 48. He hit the global…

November 20, 2025

Stigma by Association Is Driving Workers Out of Harm Reduction

Everyone knows about the stigma faced by people who use drugs. What’s far less visible is the stigma experienced by…

November 14, 2025

Are We Sure We’re Using Fentanyl Test Strips the Right Way?

Every couple of weeks a local media outlet does some coverage of fentanyl test strips (FTS) that tells basically the…

November 12, 2025

Michigan Will Again Try to Legalize Its Rising Number of Syringe Programs

Michigan, where syringe service programs (SSP) have been rapidly expanding yet operate in a legal gray area, is considering legislation…

November 3, 2025

SAMHSA Awards Opioid Response Grants Amid New “Strategic Priorities”

On September 22, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) announced the recipients of the 2025 state and…

September 23, 2025

Memphis Harm Reductionists Create Survival Guide for Trump Crackdown

On September 15, President Donald Trump announced he’s deploying the National Guard and other federal agencies to Memphis, Tennessee. "Today,…

September 18, 2025

Remembering Louise Vincent, a Fighter for Drug-User Rights

The dictionary definition of “force of nature” should consist of two words: Louise Vincent. With an extraordinary, almost uncontrollable energy,…

September 17, 2025

Learning to Love My Track Marks

[This article contains images of injection wounds.] When you have been injecting drugs for a long time, it tends to…

September 10, 2025

Most Overdose Prevention Centers Are Urban. The Spot Was Different.

In March 2024, lack of government funding led to the closure of The Spot, the only overdose prevention center (OPC)…

August 6, 2025

Judge Rules Safehouse Philly Can Use Religious Rights Defense Against DOJ

A federal appeals court sided with a nonprofit attempting to open an overdose prevention center (OPC) in Philadelphia, reversing a…

July 29, 2025