Last Tuesday, New York City opened the first two officially sanctioned supervised consumption sites in the country. The sites in East Harlem and Washington Heights were already operating as needle … ...

These spaces give people a place to feel valued and safe," she said. It's another form of harm reduction and for Wheelock, safe injection sites and safe needle-disposal sites are another positive ...

Harm reduction advocates argue the premise of such sites is the same as that of syringe exchange programs. Addicts are going to use drugs. Why not make sure they do it in as safe a condition as ...

Learn about these 10 essential cannabis harm reduction tips for safer use, ... Create a Safe Consumption Environment. ... Being in a familiar place with trusted individuals can reduce anxiety or ...

As executive director of the Harm Reduction Action Center, Lisa Raville knows a lot about the community of injection drug users in Denver. The harm-reduction method calls for promoting a syringe ...

The Community Health Care Van is aiming to place “ harm reduction vending machines” in Fair Haven, Downtown, and another part of New Haven still to be determined, Altice said. The harm reduction ...

Biden administration to place ‘harm reduction kiosks ... a $30 million Health and Human Services grant program that reimburses local governments and entities that provide safe "smoking kits ...

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

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% ...

High Alert, New Zealand’s drug early warning system, is celebrating five years of reducing harm from dangerous drugs. Since ...

By providing a place where people can access mental health services, health care and community support, these harm reduction centers will create safe spaces that provide basic human needs like a ...