Tag: harm reduction
On Canada’s East Coast, an Unexplained Influx of Pure Cocaine
Nobody knows the smell, taste or feeling of pure cocaine like someone who injects ...
Read “The Young Injectables,” a Harm Reduction Comic Book
A couple of months ago, I was cleaning off a table in what used ...
Harm Reduction Services to Get $30 Million in First-Ever Federal Funding
The $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan signed into law last week contained a series ...
Without Evidence, Right-Wing Media Smears Seattle Harm Reductionists
Right-wing media outlets are attacking a Seattle, Washington, harm reduction organization for promoting safer ...
Syringe Programs Key to Connecting Women With PrEP, Research Shows
What is the best way to protect more women who use drugs from HIV ...
Charleston, WV, Wants a Syringe Service Program. Electeds Want It Criminalized.
Despite efforts by Charleston, West Virginia, politicians to re-criminalize syringe distribution, harm reduction is ...
Quebec’s Curfew a Public Health Threat for People Who Use Drugs
In the six weeks since the Quebec-wide curfew went into effect, it has destabilized ...
Why I Think We Need to Move Beyond “Harm Reduction”
I walked around the park grounds checking out the jubilant crowd of young partygoers. ...
Telehealth Services Are Expanding OUD Medication Access—For Some
Amid the pandemic, regulatory changes around buprenorphine access are making it easier for some ...
Ohio Students Launch Harm Reduction and “Bad Batch” Alerts App
A student-led nonprofit in Columbus, Ohio, has created a smartphone app that helps community ...
