harm reduction

Opioid Settlement Funds: Will “Once-in-a-Generation” Chance Be Wasted?

As opioid settlement dollars start rolling into jurisdictions across the United States, debate has intensified around how they should be…

September 11, 2023

Learning to Do HIV Peer Education in the ’90s, by Unlearning What to Say

In the summer of 1992, a few weeks after I'd learned I had HIV, I was down at the local…

August 24, 2023

DE Lifts “One-to-One” Cap on Syringe Exchange, a Reform Long Overdue

Delaware syringe service programs (SSP) are no longer limited to "one-to-one" exchange, a widely criticized policy that restricts SSP from…

August 22, 2023

Re-Queering Harm Reduction Means Reclaiming Its Grassroots Spirit

When the harm reduction movement emerged, survival was front of mind: Policymakers were leaving drug users, sex workers and queer and…

August 15, 2023

How We Clean Knife Wounds in Prison, Without Going to Medical

[Read Part 1 of this story here] Fighting is a fact of life in prison. I've spent most of the…

August 14, 2023

“A More Loving, Just Church”: Harm Reduction and Faith Communities

On July 3, the United Church of Christ (UCC) approved the first harm reduction resolution by a mainline Protestant denomination.…

August 1, 2023

Violence Harm Reduction: How Peer De-Escalation Works Inside Prisons

In 1992, the year I learned I had HIV, a friend got me a dishwasher job at a restaurant in…

July 18, 2023

Sharing Needles as Street Kids in LA, During the Rise of the HIV Epidemic

In 1988 Los Angeles, the kids who did sex work had communal syringes stashed in hiding places around the city.…

July 10, 2023

Where Do Philly Mayor Candidates Stand on Harm Reduction, Policing?

A big change is coming to Philadelphia. In November, voters will choose the city’s 100th mayor, as incumbent Jim Kenney…

May 10, 2023

Maine Discusses “Syringe Litter,” But Not the Obvious Solutions

In Bangor, Maine, a familiar narrative is playing out: Local officials perpetuating complaints of "syringe litter" in public spaces, while…

April 17, 2023