Beeler worried that a failed drug test — even if it was for a medication to treat his addiction (like buprenorphine) — would land him in prison.
Category: Harm Reduction
Better is Better: Stories of Alcohol Harm Reduction
Unlike most recovery groups, abstinence (sobriety) is not a requirement for HAMS. HAMS encourages all positive change, from abstinence to moderation to safer drinking.
Overdose Deaths: Not an Epidemic or a Crisis, and Not by Accident
Overdoses are not mysterious, they result from predictable causes like criminalizing drug use, ineffective policies, poverty, lack of stable housing, and persistent racism.
Harm Reduction Educator Who Trained Thousands To Use Narcan Loses Addiction Battle
Kevin Donovan died on September 28 at the age of 40.
We Need Harm Reduction for All Drugs, Not Just Opioids
While we’ve made great strides with harm reduction for people who use opioids, we’re slow to provide non-abstinence-based treatment for people who use other drugs.
Harm Reduction Nonprofit Sues Facebook Over Censorship
“We are fighting for the rights of all users of the Internet to appeal from social media giants’ decisions,” the nonprofit’s rep told The Fix.
