harm reduction

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

Harm Reduction for Prison Tattoos

The stakes for tattoo aftercare are higher in prison than in the free world. If your ink fades, the artist…

July 28, 2025

Mobile Outreach Restrictions Take Effect in Kensington, Philadelphia

On July 20, the City of Philadelphia implemented a highly restrictive law targeting mobile outreach services for people who use…

July 22, 2025

CA Syringe Program Resumes Services After Fight for Reauthorization

A syringe service program (SSP) in Santa Cruz, California, is back on its feet after losing its license amid backlash…

July 7, 2025

As DULF Prepares for Trial, Eris Nyx Calls for Direct Action Over “Policy Wish-Testing”

In a packed auditorium at McGill University in Montreal on June 26, Drug User Liberation Front (DULF) cofounder Eris Nyx…

July 1, 2025

Garth Mullins of “Crackdown” on Loss, Methadone and Drug-User Organizing

Garth Mullins knows the pain of losing people all too well. In 2019, during my early days of becoming a…

June 26, 2025