harm reduction

“It’s Authoritarian”—Harm Reduction Under San Francisco’s Backlash

Harm reduction is under attack in San Francisco. Mayor Daniel Lurie (D), the Board of Supervisors and even the San…

June 16, 2026

Appalachians Want to Use Mobile Syringe Programs, If They’re Discreet

In rural communities, distance prevents many people from accessing harm reduction services. Mobile syringe service programs (SSP) offer a solution,…

June 2, 2026

Partnering With Methadone Clinics “Transforms” Hep C Care, Study Finds

Hepatitis C has a cure. Yet the bloodborne virus causes hundreds of thousands of preventable deaths around the world every…

April 23, 2026

New Jersey Harm Reduction Under a New Governor—and Trump

New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill (D), who took office in January, has a huge responsibility to continue advances made in…

April 6, 2026

Impending Parks Ban Looms Over Phoenix Harm Reduction Efforts

A looming ban on harm reduction services in public parks in Phoenix has just been delayed for a further two…

March 5, 2026

Illinois HOPE Act Would “Codify Harm Reduction” and Housing-First

Illinois is considering a wide-ranging harm reduction bill that advocates believe may have traction with legislators. If enacted, the Holistic…

February 24, 2026

Harm Reduction Without Humans? The Risks and Potential of AI

In November 2023, California teenager Sam Nelson put a question to ChatGPT. “How many grams of kratom gets you a…

February 24, 2026

SAMHSA Restores Thousands of Active Grants, a Day After It Cut Them

Less than 24 hours after terminating the discretionary grants that represent nearly $2 billion in funding for public health and…

January 15, 2026

Feds Compare Strategies for OD Crisis: Reducing Supply, Demand or Harm

On January 13 the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a report analyzing three policy approaches to the opioid-involved overdose crisis,…

January 14, 2026

Maryland Scrubs the Term “Harm Reduction” From Key Grant Program

The Maryland Department of Health has scrubbed any mention of “harm reduction” from the state’s leading grant program for organizations…

January 13, 2026