Tag: syringes
How a Misapplied Needle Exchange May Harm Incarcerated People
A needle exchange program in seven federal prisons in Canada is at the center ...
How Harm Reduction Is Serving—and Failing—Asian Americans
The “4th wave of the overdose crisis” has arrived, tweeted Brett Giroir, a top ...
Canadian Prison Safe Consumption Site Sparks Heated Harm Reduction Debate
Safe consumption spaces and sterile syringe programs are major rallying points for the harm ...
PrEP Education Campaigns Leave People Who Inject Drugs Behind
On July 12, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published a report that ...
NYC Syringe Programs Successfully Serving the Most Vulnerable New Yorkers
New York City’s syringe service programs (SSPs) are successfully getting harm reduction resources into ...
Harm Reduction Is Growing in Scotland—But So Are Overdose Deaths
In November 2018, Scotland launched a revised national drug policy that prioritizes recovery resources, ...
What Happens When a Syringe Exchange Is Shut Down
HIV infections are surging in Cabell County, West Virginia. On April 4, 2019, the ...
Women Who Use Drugs: Challenges Demand Self-Led Harm Reduction
Bree Cassell first injected heroin when she was 15 years old. Despite wanting to ...
Innovative Canadian “Street Degree” Empowers Peer Harm Reduction Workers
In British Columbia, an entirely peer-taught overdose prevention “Street Degree” program has graduated its ...
Maine Hit Hard by Overdose Crisis, Yet Suffers Biggest Federal Funding Shortfall
Funding for harm reduction interventions in Maine received a much-needed boost on February 6. ...
