In a pilot study of Penn undergraduates, 39% of respondents reported using alcohol or other recreational drugs for the express purpose of combating stress. Penn’s primary substance use resource hub is ...

“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 ...

The Lurie administration is limiting the distribution of harm-reduction supplies, and otherwise appears to be pivoting from harm reduction as a key strategy for mitigating the dangers of drug ...

Blue cities are moving away from so-called harm reduction strategies in combating overdose deaths from use of hard drugs. Harm reduction aims to decrease the negative consequences of risky behavior ...

Across the Bay Area, coroners are reporting about half as many overdose deaths from the synthetic opioid fentanyl than during ...

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 ...

This post is in response to Which Drug Epidemic Is Next: Meth, Psychedelics, Mushrooms? By Mark S. Gold M.D. Cocaine use is increasingly prevalent among high-achieving professionals. Source: Image ...

DHD 10's HOPE Project, a mobile harm reduction program, will now make weekly stops at Love in the Community, north of ...

Opioids, including the best known—morphine, heroin and fentanyl—have been gaining popularity over the last few decades. Although officially banned, these painkillers still find their way into prisons ...

Northern Access will host Harm Reduction Sisters, substance use harm reduction experts from Duluth, during its meeting from 10 a.m. to noon on Thursday, Jan. 8, at the Beltrami County Administration ...

The Shapiro Administration has introduced a free online training series to help Pennsylvania families navigate substance use ...