Harm Reduction
9 Mesmerizing Photos of the Ravers Who Keep Everyone Safe While they Party
Photographer Aline Aronsky submerged herself amid the Californian ravers whose mission is ‘peace, love, unity and respect’
Take Part in the World's Biggest Anonymous Drugs Survey
The Global Drug Survey seeks to understand how people use drugs around the world, and help them do so in the safest possible way.
Forget Cali Sober. Now There's Vape Sober
Inside the massive underground network of people who help each other stay off drugs—and are ready to fight back against vape bans.
The People Reclaiming Religious Freedom from the Christian Right
Groups like The Church of Safe injection are showing that religious liberty isn't only a conservative value.
The Bankruptcy Money From the Makers of Oxycontin Might Actually Save Lives
Grassroots addiction groups could get tens of millions of dollars and start a long-overdue revolution in the way we care for and treat drug problems in the U.S.
It’s Official: VICE's Reporting Makes Readers Take Drugs More Safely
A study found that a VICE headline about fake MDMA encouraged people to test their drugs.
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Facebook Is Censoring Posts That Could Save Opioid Users' Lives
Facebook appears to be blocking people who warn users about poisonous batches of drugs or who supply materials used to test for fentanyl.
Big Pharma’s Millions Won’t Solve the Opioid Crisis
Money from the first big opioid addiction settlement is being spent in the wrong places.
What This HIV Activist Learned from STI-Testing in Gay Bathhouses
Hint: Harm reduction works.
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.
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.
