Harm Reduction
How One Group Is Expanding Access to Overdose-Reversing Drugs Through the Mail
Since people can already order fentanyl and other harmful drugs via the darknet, NEXT wants to make obtaining items that reduce harm just as easy to get.
Revealed: How Local Authorities Are Trying to Help Drug Users
While the government ignores harm reduction evidence and cuts budgets for drugs services, local authorities are considering more progressive measures.
We Looked Into the Kits You Can Use to Test Your Drugs
Drug checking is part of a harm-reduction approach that emphasizes reducing the negative impact of drug use rather than telling people not to use them—which usually doesn’t work.
An Influential Think Tank Suggested That Harm Reduction Doesn't Work
The Brookings Institution claimed that syringe exchange programs and overdose-reversing drugs will make the addiction crisis worse—ignoring decades of public health data. With record opioid overdose deaths, getting these recommendations right matters.
Russia Is Punishing People for Helping Drug Users
Moscow's only harm reduction NGO has been given a potentially devastating fine for doing the work it's meant to do.
The Radical New Fentanyl Trend That Could Save Lives and Screw Dealers
One $5 or $10 fatal dose could become dozens or even hundreds of nonfatal highs.
Dan Bigg Is a Harm-Reduction Pioneer and His Overdose Doesn’t Change That
Bigg brought the opioid antidote naloxone to the streets. But today’s poisoned drug supply makes saving lives harder than ever.
Doug Ford OKs safe injection sites in Ontario but rebrands them
The province’s “consumption and treatment services” model will focus on trying to rid people of their addiction
Vancouver Cops Raided Weed Meant For Opioid Users
Meanwhile, the city's overdose rates are skyrocketing.
Experts Call Bullshit On Backstreet Boy AJ McLean’s Opioid Detox Kits
“You shouldn't want a Backstreet Boy treating your medical problem.”
The Story Of How I Finally Quit Doing Cocaine
It’s not just because I’m tired of being a bloodsucking ghoul. In 2018, blow isn’t what it used to be.
I Would Have Started Heroin Recovery Earlier If I'd Had Access to a Safe Injection Site
There were no harm reduction measures available to me when I was in active heroin addiction. If there had been, I might have a different health outcome than I do today.