More than 50 years after the United States government declared a global war on drugs, the crisis of illicit drug use and addiction is more prevalent than ever, on this, International Overdose ...

Los Angeles County is amid the worst drug overdose crisis in local history — and things are likely to get worse before they get better unless we take bold action. Tragically, over seven Angelenos die ...

Smokefree products are picking up speed in the tobacco business. The race is on for success in harm reduction: encouraging smokers to switch completely to reduced risk alternatives. Evidence of this ...

This week, Oregon’s Opioid Settlement Board will decide how to spend millions of dollars recovered from drug companies to mitigate the state’s drug crisis. Last year, the board crafted a balanced ...

The New Hampshire Harm Reduction Coalition’s new overdose prevention van. As drug deaths rise in New Hampshire, a new mobile service aims to make it easier for people to get life-saving supplies like ...

Over the past decade, overdose protections and programs like Project Weber-Renew have expanded, but with Trump back in office, this trend may be short lived. Employees with Project Weber-Renew in ...

DENVER (KDVR) — This week at the Colorado Capitol, lawmakers advanced measures surrounding harm reduction and overdose prevention. The bills come after Denver saw a record number of fatal overdoses ...

Harm reduction advocates are implementing solidarity-based strategies for curbing drug overdoses in Minneapolis. This story was copublished and supported by the journalism nonprofit the Economic ...

One hundred new shelves containing free Narcan and fentanyl test strips will be installed in dorms across campus starting this week. Students began advocating for more opioid harm reduction resources ...

LITTLETON, Colo. (KDVR) — Arapahoe County Public Health is launching a new mobile harm reduction service called Prevention Point. The mobile unit will be staffed by the department’s harm reduction ...

Opioid overdoses occur when the body experiences an excessive amount of opioids, leading to life-threatening symptoms, including slowed breathing, loss of consciousness, and death. These situations ...

World AIDS Day established in 1988 and observed annually on Dec, 1, a day to commemorate the 42 million people globally who have died from AIDS-related illnesses since the start of the epidemic, and ...