On July 14 Jean Swanson, a city councillor of Vancouver, British Columbia (BC), helped to hand out free heroin during…
On June 29, the Rhode Island House of Representatives voted in favor of a bill to authorize safe consumption sites,…
Orange County, Florida, launched its first syringe service program (SSP) on June 1. The county, home to the city of…
A six-year effort to decriminalize syringe possession for drug use in New York is finally gaining ground. On June 7,…
“Wake up!" my wife screamed for the thousandth time, her normally calm speaking voice edging into anger. The rubber band…
A group of doctors defended themselves in a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the US Attorney’s Office for the District…
Governments wield power over the implementation of harm reduction services, but their impacts aren’t limited to their own jurisdictions. For…
Amid the growing opioid-involved overdose crisis, the Department of Health and Human Services released new guidelines that could save thousands…
Tamera Lynn Stewart had been taking prescribed opioids for 12 years to treat her chronic pain, following some cancer-related surgeries.…
Over 1,200 West Virginians died of overdose in 2020, new data show—a 45 percent increase from 2019. This coincides with…