Adolescent drug use often triggers moral panics, fear-mongering and the passage of draconian laws to “keep the kids safe” by ...

For years, they pretended as though diversion wasn't a problem. Now, some are claiming they had been warning about it all along ...

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 ...

Harm reduction advocates are implementing solidarity-based strategies for curbing drug overdoses in Minneapolis. This story was copublished and supported by the journalism nonprofit the Economic ...

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 ...

In partnership with the Big Cities Health Coalition (BCHC), the Drexel Urban Health Collaborative created a new infographic using data from the Big Cities Health Inventory, an open-source platform ...

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 ...

BUFFALO, NY – The Biden administration is tackling the opioid crisis through harm reduction, a new approach to the nation’s drug policies that University at Buffalo drug policy historian David ...

Local health officials fear an executive order dictating that the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) can no longer fund harm reduction programs will accelerate the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. EMS ambulance crew working to revive person from drug overdose The Trump administration is wrong about a lot of things when it ...

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 ...