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Tag: harm reduction
They Fell In Love Helping Drug Users. But Fear Kept Him From Helping Himself.
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.
How Germany Averted An Opioid Crisis
Germany’s success with its multi-pronged approach illustrates that addiction is “a more complex problem” than the current American response has acknowledged.
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.
Safehouse Founders Talk Overdose Prevention Sites’ Recent Victory, Future Challenges
The Philadelphia-based organization was given the green light to open the first overdose prevention sites in the U.S.
Drug Policy Alliance Creates Harm Reduction-Based Guide For Drug Education
The new drug education curriculum is based on harm reduction principles and is available for free to high school teachers.
Yang, Beto Discuss Unusual Solutions to The Opioid Epidemic
The presidential candidates made the case for marijuana legalization and opioid decriminalization during a recent debate.
"Dope World" Takes a Globe-Spanning Deep Dive into Our Relationship with Drugs
Vorobyov investigated drug use and culture in 15 different countries on five continents, from the coca plantations of Colombia to the mean streets of Moscow.
Harm Reduction Educator Who Trained Thousands To Use Narcan Loses Addiction Battle
Kevin Donovan died on September 28 at the age of 40.