Tag: harm reduction
Re-Queering Harm Reduction Means Reclaiming Its Grassroots Spirit
When the harm reduction movement emerged, survival was front of mind: Policymakers were leaving drug ...
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 ...
“A More Loving, Just Church”: Harm Reduction and Faith Communities
On July 3, the United Church of Christ (UCC) approved the first harm reduction ...
Violence Harm Reduction: How Peer De-Escalation Works Inside Prisons
In 1992, the year I learned I had HIV, a friend got me a ...
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 ...
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 ...
Maine Discusses “Syringe Litter,” But Not the Obvious Solutions
In Bangor, Maine, a familiar narrative is playing out: Local officials perpetuating complaints of ...
Meth Harm Reduction and the Adderall Shortage
For most of my 20s, running out of Adderall was the problem that put ...
The Lonely Work of HIV Harm Reduction in Prison
Many people living with HIV who pass through Washington Corrections Center (WCC) tell me ...
Harm Reduction for the Syringes We Make in Prison
Harm reduction supplies are hard to come by in prison. In some facilities, people ...
