The conversation around drugs has long been framed by cost. Policymakers calculate the billions lost every year to productivity gaps, hospitalizations, law enforcement and incarceration. The U.S.

The phrase is part of ‘harm reduction 101’, which has led to significant declines in overdose fatalities in the US ...

Groups dedicated to keeping drug users healthy — and alive — have thrived during the past decade to counter the staggering toll of the nation’s overdose crisis. They hit the streets to distribute ...

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 closure of safe consumption sites in Ontario flies in the face of scientific evidence and my experiences as a physician ...

Rave and festival communities have long embraced a culture of mutual care, where people naturally keep an eye on one another and support those around them. Whether it is at raves, clubs, or even ...

Mainline staff prepare syringes of “fake heroin” during a safe-injection training at the Mainline offices in Amsterdam on Thursday, March 6, 2025. Mainline is a harm reduction organization in the ...

ALMOST two decades ago, I stood at the frontlines of Malaysia’s HIV epidemic, a time when fear, stigma and silence ruled the discourse around drug use and HIV. The data was grim: some 70 per cent of ...

Nasal Narcan, used to reverse an overdose, stock a harm reduction vending machine in Milwaukee. Photo by Isiah Holmes | Wisconsin Examiner I’ve buried more people than I can count. That includes my ...

The Lurie administration is limiting the distribution of harm-reduction supplies, and otherwise appears to be pivoting from harm reduction as a key strategy for mitigating the dangers of drug ...