Communities most impacted by the overdose crisis are more likely to back groundbreaking interventions like safe consumption sites (SCS) in…
The Oregon State Senate voted in April to decrease barriers to lifesaving medical treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD). Senate…
When people who are dependent on opioids are incarcerated and denied access, they go into withdrawal—an often-painful condition with symptoms…
In November 2018, Scotland launched a revised national drug policy that prioritizes recovery resources, including enhancing harm reduction resources. But according…
On May 10, the members of the Health and Human Services Committee of Maine’s legislature debated LD949—a bill that would…
If it were up to me, it’s unlikely I would be sitting down to write about my life with chronic…
People in Massachusetts who are accused of harmful drug use often face court petitions by family members, law enforcement or…
Funding for harm reduction interventions in Maine received a much-needed boost on February 6. Newly-elected Governor Janet Mills signed an executive…
Sharing injection drug preparation equipment, like "cookers," increases people's risks of transmitting HIV, according to a study released online in…
There's nothing greater than living," says Ellis (above), who takes methadone. "We all want to live." Evidence shows that methadone…