Transparency is a new harm reduction organization, addressing drug safety with innovative, accessible testing kits. Founder, Adam Auctor shares insights on the organization's mission to expand harm ...

Samson Tafolo, left, and Crushow Herring, in knit hat, distribute harm reduction supplies from the Sidewalk Project on Skid Row in downtown Los Angeles on March 26, 2025. (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles ...

Most hospitals already offer naloxone to anyone treated for an opioid overdose, but two hospitals are investigating whether ...

Smokefree products are picking up speed in the tobacco business. The race is on for success in harm reduction: encouraging smokers to switch completely to reduced risk alternatives. Evidence of this ...

The tiny vial and syringe sitting on Kim Brown’s kitchen table may not look like much, but to many, it’s something that can make a big impact in the war on opioids. “That’s really all you need to save ...

Groups dedicated to keeping drug users healthy — and alive — have thrived during the past decade to counter the staggering toll of the nation’s overdose crisis. They hit the streets to distribute ...

The powerful sedative is at the center of overdose deaths. Xylazine, a veterinary tranquilizer known on the street as "tranq," is a cheap and powerful sedative that's infiltrating the nation's drug ...

Harm reduction advocates in New Jersey are pushing back after $45 million in opioid settlement funds, originally targeted to grassroots organizations, were instead redirected to several large hospital ...

Narcan is just one brand of a drug called Naloxone, a drug used to help revive patients who are in mid-opioid overdose, essentially bringing them back from the brink of death. This tool is so useful ...

This month's Group Chat features a discussion on reproductive health, harm reduction and community care. There are few words that polarize people as much as abortion. But how do the people who provide ...