Harm reduction is an approach to drug use and addiction that emphasizes reducing the negative consequences associated with drug use. The concept often faces challenges or resistance, especially in ...
SAN FRANCISCO — Amid what feels like an ever-worsening drug crisis here, locals and politicians alike are fed up. Overdose death rates remain near all-time highs. The Tenderloin, a historic downtown ...
The U.S. drug crisis is as bad as it’s ever been, and there are few signs things are getting better. About 110,000 people died of drug overdoses in 2023, about the same as in previous years. Fentanyl, ...
When the Narcan didn’t work I ran to the shelter to ask for help.” We put an oxygen mask on the patient and used a bag-valve-mask device to breathe for him. His color returned, and very shortly after ...
In the landscape of addiction treatment, we often find ourselves searching for approaches that honor the fundamental human need for connection. Harm reduction, frequently misunderstood, offers more ...
A direct and respectful exchange between George Esser of River City Vineyard and Nathan Colquhoun of The Sarnia Journal. They ...
Lisa Raville works as the executive director of the Harm Reduction Action Center in Denver. (Sara Wilson/Colorado Newsline) A few days per week, Richard volunteers at the Harm Reduction Action Center ...
We Need To Do the Opposite of What We’ve Been Doing to Solve Our Addiction Crisis Why have we been doing such a terrible job of helping people who struggle with drugs? Most addiction treatment in this ...
Labour TD Marie Sherlock says the Government is stuck in the past, still treating addiction as a crime rather than […] ...