harm reduction

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

Meth Harm Reduction and the Adderall Shortage

For most of my 20s, running out of Adderall was the problem that put everything else on hold. If my…

April 10, 2023

The Lonely Work of HIV Harm Reduction in Prison

Many people living with HIV who pass through Washington Corrections Center (WCC) tell me their status, because I'm known as…

April 4, 2023

Harm Reduction for the Syringes We Make in Prison

Harm reduction supplies are hard to come by in prison. In some facilities, people who inject drugs might use needles…

March 27, 2023

The Chronic Challenge of Burnout Among Harm Reduction Workers

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, and in the midst of the overdose crisis, many harm reduction workers are…

March 20, 2023