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'Harm Reduction Influencers’ Use Social Media To Make Drug Safety Go Viral

When you're scrolling through TikTok or swiping through Instagram, you might see something unusual: Videos showing how to use naloxone, an opioid overdose treatment, posts about testing drugs and ...
Mission Local

‘Harm reduction is not causing people to use drugs,’ UCSF docs affirm

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 ...

Blue cities U-turn on distributing drug supplies to addicts after progressive policies fail to stem epidemic

Seattle and San Francisco scale back harm reduction policies distributing drug supplies, signaling a shift in how West Coast ...

Northern Access to host Harm Reduction Sisters Jan. 8

Northern Access will host Harm Reduction Sisters, substance use harm reduction experts from Duluth, during its meeting from 10 a.m. to noon on Thursday, Jan. 8, at the Beltrami County Administration ...

Townhall II adds Portage's 2nd harm reduction vending machine

Townhall II has added a 2nd harm reduction vending machine in Portage County, along with test strips to check for harmful ...
EurekAlert!

Do “harm reduction” interventions for substance use lower or raise trust in government?

“Harm reduction” interventions for substance use – measures like needle exchange programs and methadone distribution that aim to reduce the adverse effects of substance use, rather than punish or ...
New York Sun

Harm Reduction and Recovery Proponents Raise Alarm While Waiting for RFK Jr. To Outline Nation’s Drug Strategy

Alarm is growing among harm reduction proponents that the Trump administration’s health and human services secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is shifting the nation’s strategy to tackle the drug crisis ...
Tulsa World

Cherokee Nation takes long-term approach to substance abuse recovery via harm reduction

The Cherokee Nation’s approach to substance abuse recovery is harm reduction, which has drawn criticism from some who work in addiction recovery. “Harm reduction is a pretty controversial topic. A lot ...
Mission Local

S.F. ‘recovery first’ drug plan sees key word change after criticism from advocates

District 6 Supervisor Matt Dorsey’s “recovery first” ordinance advanced to the full 11-member Board of Supervisors today after a 3-0 vote at the Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee. But ...
Boulder Weekly

Harm reduction 101

The opportunity to see a doctor, to get a job, to get information and non-judgemental support. The opportunity to stay alive. Today, Martinez is the capacity building and Hepatitis C coordinator for ...
Psychology Today

Cocaine Use Is on the Rise

This post is in response to Which Drug Epidemic Is Next: Meth, Psychedelics, Mushrooms? By Mark S. Gold M.D. Cocaine use is increasingly prevalent among high-achieving professionals. Source: Image ...
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Punitive laws on substance use in pregnancy may do more harm than good

U.S. states are increasingly adopting legislation to address substance use among pregnant and postpartum individuals. But a new study from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health finds ...