“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 ...

Harm reduction workers who bring lived experience to harm reduction programs may themselves need support for a substance use ...

Smoking instead of injecting drugs can reduce harm, but a new study shows opioid smokers are four times as likely to suffer ...

Queer Kentucky has installed 12 harm reduction lockers across the state containing supplies like naloxone, fentanyl test strips, and condoms. The lockers aim to address high overdose rates and ...

Most life-saving medicine is uncontroversial and ubiquitous. Overdose prevention should be treated the same way.

A Crystal Lake mother whose son died from a fentanyl overdose says a recent order issued by President Donald Trump to restrict federal funds from being spent on so-called harm reduction will only ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Queer Kentucky, an LGBTQ+ journalism nonprofit, recently placed 12 self-serve harm reduction lockers across the state with the ...