The former chief operating officer of the nonprofit Harm Reduction Coalition of San Diego was arrested last week and accused ...

Harm reduction is an approach to treating those with alcohol and other substance-use problems that does not require patients to commit to complete abstinence before treatment begins. Instead, an array ...

Today’s post will be slightly different—related to drug policy, but also not. It’s about harm reduction and how the term has been applied to how we deal with the coronavirus. To begin with, harm ...

SEVEN NEWS. FENTANYL IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF OPIOID DEATHS IN NEW MEXICO, AND WHILE THE STATISTICS ARE ALARMING, ORGANIZATIONS ARE TRYING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE STATE. ACTION SEVEN NEWS REPORTER ...

More than 50 years after the United States government declared a global war on drugs, the crisis of illicit drug use and addiction is more prevalent than ever, on this, International Overdose ...

As a cannabis epidemiologist with fifteen years of experience studying cannabis – and as a medical cannabis patient myself – I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about how science assesses and labels ...

Several years ago, while on a road trip, I ordered the now-discontinued spaghetti and meatballs during a pitstop at Denny’s. When the plate came out, I thought there was no way I could finish the ...

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 Department of Health and Human Services has invested $100 million in a pilot program in eight U.S. cities focused on ...

Communities and people in Indiana are adversely affected by substance use disorders. In Indiana, 1 in 12 people meet criteria for a SUD the term used in the medical field for drug and alcohol abuse ...