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 ...

The Ohio State Greek Programming Board is bringing the principles of harm reduction to students in Greek life at Ohio State, offering presentations and toolkits at events on campus. Harm reduction — a ...

A homeless tent near a freeway in San Diego. (Photo by Chris Stone/Times of San Diego) Homelessness and substance use disorder often occur simultaneously — but many people struggling with both are ...

Blue cities are moving away from so-called harm reduction strategies in combating overdose deaths from use of hard drugs. Harm reduction aims to decrease the negative consequences of risky behavior ...

Los Angeles — Inside a bright new building in the heart of Skid Row, homeless people hung out in a canopy-covered courtyard — some waiting to take a shower, do laundry, or get medication for addiction ...

Gen Z has made a name for themselves for their youthful, creative, and breaking-all-rules-of-convention antics, and the most recent trend they’ve started is a play on college drinking—and it’s quite, ...

Late in every election season, like clockwork, the party in power boasts remarkable results in routine reporting on jobs, the economy, manufacturing and more. Health is no exception: the U.S. Centers ...

Public health in Ghana is experiencing a dynamic period of transformation, one increasingly defined by the intersection of technology, behavioral science and innovation. Public health has always used ...

In 1971 President Richard Nixon declared a “war on drugs” and 52 years later the battle rages on – deadlier than ever. The crack era came and went in the 1980s, followed by the rural opioid crisis, ...

New York City is in the throes of a deadly heroin epidemic cutting across boundaries of race and class. The death toll from overdoses now outpaces that from homicides. On Staten Island alone, overdose ...