Tag: syringes
We’ll Know Harm Reduction Is Mainstream Once Dr. Fauci Likes It
In 2018, the syringe service program (SSP) in Cabell County, West Virginia, was shuttered ...
“We’ll Find Ways”: TX Harm Reduction Alliance Navigates Eviction Threat
The Texas Harm Reduction Alliance (THRA) is fighting on after its landlord threatened it ...
In Tennessee, Unsanctioned Harm Reduction Work Gains a Foothold
In late 2021, after losing a friend to overdose, Miriam Field began distributing syringes, ...
DE Lifts “One-to-One” Cap on Syringe Exchange, a Reform Long Overdue
Delaware syringe service programs (SSP) are no longer limited to “one-to-one” exchange, a widely ...
Maine Discusses “Syringe Litter,” But Not the Obvious Solutions
In Bangor, Maine, a familiar narrative is playing out: Local officials perpetuating complaints of ...
“Regressive Thinking” Ends Syringe, Pipe Distribution at Edmonton Transit Stations
Until recently, Boyle Street Community Services staff had been handing out various harm reduction ...
Beyond “Zero Tolerance”? Syringe Access in Canadian Prisons
In the outside world, if you’re lucky enough to live somewhere that has harm ...
Hurricane Maria Flagged Post-Disaster Drug Harm Reduction Needs
Hurricane Maria was one of the worst natural disasters that the United States—and in ...
How I Use Short-Tip Needles: A Harm Reduction Guide
[This article contains photographs and descriptions of injecting.] I‘ve been using opioids for ...
Harm Reduction Services Are Slowly Spreading Around the World
Around the world, despite the COVID-19 pandemic, environmental crisis and warfare, harm reduction services ...
