harm reduction

Injection Sites Would Save Lives

NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT – July 9, 2023 - But addiction is not governed by commonsense, reason or logic. It…

1 year ago

Honolulu 1st Major U.S. City to Require Naloxone in Bars

A SHOT OF WHAT? – July 12, 2023 - “The passage of Bill 28 by the Honolulu City Council today…

1 year ago

Colorado Stocks Life-Saving Antidote in Public

SMART and SAD –   July 4, 2023 - Now, more than 300 public, indoor locations countywide with automatic external…

1 year ago

Oregon Built New Addiction Treatment System—Does It Work?

AUDIO – IT’S COMPLICATED – June 17, 2023 - Earlier that morning, he had walked out of Umatilla County jail,…

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Mexico had Methods to Tackle Addiction in the 1940s

LEGALIZE IT – June 20, 2023  - But harm reduction is far from a new idea. While we frequently hear…

1 year ago

Narcan, Crackpipe, Tampons, Lip Balm in Vending Machine

IN EVERY SUBWAY STATION! –   June 5, 2023 - Commissioner Ashwin Vasan just unveiled a vending machine that dispenses…

1 year ago

‘I yelled, “I’m putting this up your nose”’: what it’s like to use Narcan

JUST SAY YES – May 30, 2023 - Naloxone, better known by the brand name Narcan, reverses overdoses by binding…

1 year ago

Naloxone has been hailed as life-saving. Why isn’t it given to those who need it?

I WONDER – May 19, 2023 - Chakravarthy, whose hospital is in northern Orange county, has in recent years, like…

2 years ago

Lawmakers Push Back Against ‘Harm Reduction’

INSANITY –  May 4, 2023 - A nonprofit group called Safehouse has been negotiating with the U.S. Justice Department, hoping…

2 years ago

Burnout Among Harm Reduction Workers

THE FRONT LINE IS DANGEROUS – March 20, 2023 - There are a great many things a person could be…

2 years ago

FDA Approves Over-The-Counter Narcan

JUST LIKE ASPIRIN – March 29, 2023 - Advocates believe it’s important to get naloxone to the people who are…

2 years ago

We Need Harm Reduction Built for and by Youth Who Use Drugs

IF YOU BUILD IT, THEY WILL LIVE –  Feb. 10, 2023 - It remains so hard for many people to…

2 years ago

Canada Province Decriminalizing Hard Drugs

IT WILL SAVE LIVES –  Jan. 31, 2023 - Sellers and traffickers of hard drugs, however, will continue to face…

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SAMHSA’s Methadone Reforms Toothless

LIKE ALWAYS –    Jan. 12, 2023 - SAMHSA’s new proposals are also geared to help “those who reside far…

2 years ago

Heroin Nasal Spray Increases Harm Reduction Options

LENNY BRUCE WOULD HAVE APPROVED –  Jan. 17, 2023 - “You don’t have the same feeling—no rush, [the high is…

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Hospitals Use Storytelling to Reduce Stigma Toward Addicts

ONCE UPON A TIME... –  Jan. 6, 2023 - The power of story to eliminate stigma! Smith’s negative experiences in…

2 years ago

Integrative Life Network Expands into New Mexico with Acquisition of Shadow Mountain Recovery Centers

ALL THE RIGHT MOVES –  Jan. 3, 2023 - Nashville, Tennessee-based Integrative Life Network gains a new state market through…

2 years ago

Meet 25 Heroes Saving Lives Amid the Overdose Crisis

VIDEO – POLICIES MATTER! –  Jan. 5, 2023 - “What we need to see happen is continued physician prescribing of…

2 years ago

Our Governments Are Addicted to Addiction

TAXES TRUMP QUITTING –    Dec. 17, 2022 - Alcohol is one of the five most addictive substances according to…

2 years ago

Jail Helps Inmates with Addiction Reduce the Recidivism

VIDEO – THERE SHOULD BE MORE LIKE IT –    Dec. 12, 2022 - It’s estimated that up to 65%…

2 years ago

Parents, You Need Narcan

CORN FLAKES, MILK & NARCAN –  Dec. 4, 2022 - But after a minute, she returned to the bedroom. The…

2 years ago

Addiction and Stigmatizing Language

A ROSE BY ANY OTHER NAME STILL HAS THORNS –    Nov. 29, 2022 - When our clients use these…

2 years ago

FDA Authorizes Overdose-Reversing Medicines for Over-the-Counter Sale

UN-DRUG STORE –    Nov. 15, 2022 - Nationwide, other solutions to reduce overdose deaths are being tested at the…

2 years ago

Can Safe Injection Sites Reduce New York Deaths?

DO SEAT BELTS SAVE LIVES? –  Nov. 1, 2022 - The record achieved by OnPoint NYC, the nonprofit agency that…

2 years ago

Americans’ Word Choices Are Part of the Problem

A ROSE IS ROSE IS A ROSE –  Oct. 26, 2022 - The terms, of course, mean functionally the same…

2 years ago

Lululemon Founder Helped Promote Film Demonizing Vancouver’s Homeless

EXERCISE THIS! –    Oct. 14, 2022 - The film repeatedly portrays Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside as beset by “skyrocketing crime…

2 years ago

Commentary: Harm Reduction and the Proletariat

STOP THE MADNESS –    Oct. 13, 2022 - Now opium derivatives, like heroin, are once again the actual opium…

2 years ago

Overdose Prevention Scheme Gives Users Shopping Vouchers

VIDEO – BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY –  Oct. 5, 2022 - One of the voucher recipients is Kevin Whittaker, 44.…

2 years ago

Hospitals have specialists on call for lots of disorders – but not addiction

DUH, GOOD IDEA, YA THINK? –  Sept. 30, 2022 - At many hospitals in Massachusetts and across the country, Marie…

2 years ago

Big Drop Seen in Treatment Admissions During Pandemic

THERE’S ALWAYS AA and HARM REDUCTION –    Sept. 26, 2022 - For the study, his team looked at admissions…

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