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“It’s Authoritarian”—Harm Reduction Under San Francisco’s Backlash

Harm reduction is under attack in San Francisco. Mayor Daniel Lurie (D), the Board of Supervisors and even the San…

June 16, 2026

Brazil’s Notorious Drug Rehabs Poised to Treat Children as Young as 12

On May 28, the lower house of the National Congress of Brazil passed a bill that would allow parents to…

June 11, 2026

HHS Wants Input on Which Kinds of Treatment and Recovery to Fund

The Department of Health and Human Services is asking the public to weigh in on where it should invest funding…

June 10, 2026

Louisiana “Homelessness Court” Would Offer Treatment, Forced Labor

On April 28, a Louisiana Senate committee advanced a homelessness criminalization bill brightly titled “Streets to Success.” The legislation would…

April 30, 2026

Partnering With Methadone Clinics “Transforms” Hep C Care, Study Finds

Hepatitis C has a cure. Yet the bloodborne virus causes hundreds of thousands of preventable deaths around the world every…

April 23, 2026

Federal Bill Would Roll Back Modest Progress on Methadone Access

When it comes to methadone treatment for opioid use disorder, Representative Erin Houchin, a Trump-supporting Republican from Indiana, wants to…

April 13, 2026

Could Aversion Therapy for Alcohol Use Disorder Make a Comeback?

Schick Shadel Hospital in Burien, Washington, was the sole remaining facility in the United States to offer aversion therapy for…

April 7, 2026

Bill Would Require the VA to Study and Provide Psychedelic Treatments

A new bipartisan bill would mandate the Department of Veterans Affairs to establish "innovative therapies centers of excellence" that would…

March 12, 2026

Beyond the Panic: A Harm Reduction Lens for Teen Drug Use

Adolescent drug use often triggers moral panics, fear-mongering and the passage of draconian laws to “keep the kids safe” by…

February 25, 2026

SF Advances RESET Sobering Center, Over Concerns of Unlawful Detention

San Francisco is moving forward with plans to open a controversial sobering center, despite warnings that courts would likely consider…

February 20, 2026