The City of Richmond is expanding access to life-saving resources for people struggling with addiction through its harm reduction vending machine program.

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 ...

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

The U.S. drug crisis is as bad as it’s ever been, and there are few signs things are getting better. About 110,000 people died of drug overdoses in 2023, about the same as in previous years. Fentanyl, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lisa Raville works as the executive director of the Harm Reduction Action Center in Denver. (Sara Wilson/Colorado Newsline) A few ...

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“Harm reduction is rooted in the understanding that saving lives and protecting those who struggle with substance use remain a top priority for the state,” Pinkney said. “This legislation creates a ...

Illinois is considering a wide-ranging harm reduction bill that advocates believe may have traction with legislators. If ...

Over the past decade, overdose protections and programs like Project Weber-Renew have expanded, but with Trump back in office, this trend may be short lived. Employees with Project Weber-Renew in ...