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 ...
As the healthcare workers approach the small collection of makeshift shelters along the train tracks that cut through the ...
Harm reduction is having its moment in America. The doors of drug-related harm reduction have swung wide open after years of federal funding bans. Extensive opioid settlement payouts combined with an ...
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 ...
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From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! Dozens of harm reduction activists rallied outside Philadelphia City Hall on Thursday ...
Congress allocated $30 million to harm-reduction services for people with substance use disorders. It's a new policy experts applaud. Antonio Ruberto, LCSW is the Senior Director of Behavioral Health ...
In a special audio report, the Free Press takes readers behind the scenes of a project about a Detroiter who is addicted to drugs and is also saving the lives of other who are addicted. Last week, the ...
The 19-year-old recounts a recent incident in which his friends got ahold of a drug that test strips showed was laced with fentanyl, a potent, often deadly, synthetic opioid. "That's kind of when I ...
Nearly 50 years ago, Tennessee made history. In 1977, it became the first state to require child car seats—a simple act of harm reduction that saved lives and set an example for the nation. Harm ...
September is National Recovery Month, a time to promote evidence-based treatment and recovery practices for substance use disorders. It is also a time to recognize the vital role of our collective ...
Harm reduction is a helpful policy concept from the narcotics field that can be applied to energy and climate change. It recognizes that drug abuse occurs and seeks to minimize the negative ...