harm reduction

CDC and NIDA Will Finally Study Potential of Safe Consumption Sites

For the first time ever, Congress has weighed in on the issue of safe consumption sites (SCS). A bill tied…

January 7, 2021

How Will You Talk to Your Kids About Drug Safety?

If you are a parent, or hope to be someday, you’ve likely considered how you will teach your children about…

October 6, 2020

Twenty High-Risk Kentucky Counties Still Don’t Have Syringe Exchange

Harm reduction services are spreading in Kentucky, but not nearly fast enough for some of its most vulnerable residents. A…

August 5, 2020

LSD Is Surging in Popularity. New Research Unpicks the Trends.

Far more US adults than previously have been using the psychedelic drug LSD in recent years, according to new research.…

June 4, 2020

Fiscal Crisis for Cities and States Threatens Harm Reduction Funding

City and state governments around the US are facing a fiscal crisis as the coronavirus pandemic has taken away sales…

May 14, 2020

How Former Soviet Countries Are Suppressing Harm Reduction “Propaganda”

Lawmakers in the former Soviet Union are seeking to impose harsher criminal penalties for drug-related “propaganda,” especially online. Their efforts…

March 5, 2020

Some Residents, Officials Gang Up Against Syringe Exchange in Chico, CA

People who use drugs in Chico, California have faced opposition in obtaining sterile harm reduction supplies. Following residents' complaints about…

February 19, 2020

Will “Sobering Centers” Help People Who Use Methamphetamine?

Officials in San José, California are proposing a new solution to rising rates of methamphetamine use in Santa Clara County.…

February 12, 2020

As Trump’s Vape Flavors Ban Kicks In, What Does It Mean on the Ground?

It’s 11:59 pm on a Wednesday night in America. Just the wrong time for your watermelon-flavored vape pod to run…

February 6, 2020

Trump’s 2020 Drug Strategy Includes Harm Reduction (Sort of)

President Donald Trump's administration introduced the first national plan on substance use disorder treatment as part of its annual drug…

February 5, 2020