As the overdose crisis in the United States continues — more than 100,000 people died of overdose in 2021, a new record — the practice of harm reduction is gaining new traction as a possible solution ...

A new study found that students and staff involved with collegiate recovery programs had very different definitions and ...

The Trump administration is escalating its push against what has become a key part of the way states, localities and communities respond to the overdose epidemic: harm reduction. A public health ...

The opportunity to see a doctor, to get a job, to get information and non-judgemental support. The opportunity to stay alive. Today, Martinez is the capacity building and Hepatitis C coordinator for ...

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I'll never forget meeting Mary outside of a talk I was giving in Ohio, a state that is at the eye of the storm when it comes to the opiate overdose epidemic. She came up to me afterward and asked me ...

Harm reduction advocates are implementing solidarity-based strategies for curbing drug overdoses in Minneapolis. This story was copublished and supported by the journalism nonprofit the Economic ...

Harm reduction is an approach to drug use and addiction that emphasizes reducing the negative consequences associated with drug use. The concept often faces challenges or resistance, especially in ...

Harm reduction — an umbrella term that takes in a variety of practices intended to lessen the damaging effects of drug use — has never been an easy sell. “It’s always been kind of a political football ...

#THRfacts campaign aims to educate the community about a science-based way to reduce smoking and raise awareness of the rising concerns over underground and unregulated tobacco and vapes. Today, many ...

And this is what harm reduction is all about — minimizing harm, reducing the negative impact addiction has over someone’s life, and keeping people alive long enough for them to get help. Mary had ...