As a cannabis epidemiologist with fifteen years of experience studying cannabis – and as a medical cannabis patient myself – I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about how science assesses and labels ...

The phrase is part of ‘harm reduction 101’, which has led to significant declines in overdose fatalities in the US ...

Harm reduction is an innovative and adaptive strategy in public health that provides a pragmatic framework for minimizing the negative health impacts of tobacco consumption. It recognizes that while ...

ALMOST two decades ago, I stood at the frontlines of Malaysia’s HIV epidemic, a time when fear, stigma and silence ruled the discourse around drug use and HIV. The data was grim: some 70 per cent of ...

Nasal Narcan, used to reverse an overdose, stock a harm reduction vending machine in Milwaukee. Photo by Isiah Holmes | Wisconsin Examiner I’ve buried more people than I can count. That includes my ...

Mainline staff prepare syringes of “fake heroin” during a safe-injection training at the Mainline offices in Amsterdam on Thursday, March 6, 2025. Mainline is a harm reduction organization in the ...

CNW/ - Surrey Place is proud to announce the launch of Safer Steps My Way: Community Outreach for Drug and Alcohol Use, Ontario's first harm reduction ...

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 ...

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 ...