A Q&A with Emanuel Roberts, who runs a North Minneapolis nonprofit committed to getting drug users safe and into recovery any way possible ...
Gov. Mikie Sherrill said she will build on the harm reduction programs established by her predecessor, strategies that ...
There are many different ways to quantify the opioid crisis. The obvious is the dramatic rise in deaths from overdoses. Let’s not overlook the number of overdoses themselves – often as recorded by ...
Like many who have endured childhood trauma, Shannon Hicks turned to drugs at an early age. Pregnant by 16 and a mother of two by 19, she was married and living in her first home — believing she was ...
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‘Save as many lives as possible’: Recovery advocate praises Richmond’s expansion of harm reduction vending machine program
The City of Richmond is expanding access to life-saving resources for people struggling with addiction through its harm reduction vending machine program.
MINOT — To understand why harm reduction works, as a public policy, we must first consider what doesn’t work. Prohibition doesn’t work. We tried it with alcohol, and it was one of the most spectacular ...
Research suggests the drugs have potential for prevention and harm reduction in substance use disorders, writes Ziyad Al-Aly People taking glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists often ...
September is Recovery Month, a time to celebrate people who’ve overcome their addictions and honor those we’ve lost to overdose. Overdose is a leading cause of death for people forced to live outside, ...
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 ...
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 ...
The Abbotsford Community Hub Centre will close on March 31. The Phoenix Society says it will work with the Fraser Health ...
New research suggests the weight-loss medications could be powerful tools in tackling substance use disorders.
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