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

Smokefree products are picking up speed in the tobacco business. The race is on for success in harm reduction: encouraging smokers to switch completely to reduced risk alternatives. Evidence of this ...

A looming ban on harm reduction services in public parks in Phoenix has just been delayed for a further two months. It’s opposed by providers and human rights groups, who fear for the city’s many ...

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 ...

Giving addicts syringes to shoot up was never a popular idea. It still isn’t. Despite medical authorities’ confident assertions that such programs dramatically cut down on disease transmission, ...

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 ...

MKE Fire Chief Lipski joins elected, civic, community, and faith leaders who will attend Samad’s House's March 6 event ...

In this edition of the “Hot Seat,” political analyst Scott Mitchell and former Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price discuss tobacco harm reduction in Oklahoma. Oklahoma has long grappled with ...

Detroit — Twenty five harm reduction stations have been installed throughout Detroit to provide residents with free supplies to reduce opioid overdoses, as well as reduce the transmission of HIV and ...