Appalachian states have had some of the highest overdose rates in the country over the past decade. But officials have been ...

A new care center for homeless people on Los Angeles' infamous Skid Row embraces the principle of harm reduction, a more ...

Naloxone, the opioid overdose-reversing medication commonly known by its brand name Narcan, was central to the response of ...

Harm reduction advocate Marissa Bonnie displays a syringe used to administer Naloxone, a highly effective overdose reversal drug, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on March 18, 2024.

That’s where the harm reduction comes in place.” The Netherlands averages around 300 overdose deaths per year . There were more than 80,000 in the U.S. last year — a decrease of nearly 27% ...

A study covering data from 11 countries found that the vending machines are accessed by their intended audiences, and do ...

Because of this, harm-reduction activists sometimes argue that governments should provide a free supply of unadulterated, “safe” drugs to get users to abandon the dangerous street supply. Or they say ...

The harm reduction program also distributed 2,613 ... and educators as well as a place to get safe ... up an offer to sign a large poster that would be displayed at an ...

Despite the province saying support is on the way for Prairie Harm Reduction, Saskatoon's safe drug consumption site says they are yet to receive any help – Mar 26, 2025 ...

During Tier1Recovery harm reduction work near the railroad tracks encampment, people approached the outreach workers for things other than drug-use supplies. One woman was happy to get some shampoo.

Experts say this is a critical tool for keeping people safe. “The main harm reduction advice is to always have a naloxone kit. Naloxone saves lives,” said Helen Boland, team leader for the rough ...