New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill (D), who took office in January, has a huge responsibility to continue advances made in ...

Access to harm reduction programs such as syringe exchange is lowest in rural and suburban areas, where rates of addiction to heroin and other opioids are on the rise, according to a study led by ...

Two studies led by an opioid treatment program run by UB and UBMD Emergency Medicine have found that harm reduction vending machines installed across New York State are well utilized and provide ...

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Harm reduction initiatives, like syringe services programs, can reduce HIV transmission among people who inject drugs. A recent executive order threatens such programs. (Photo by Robert ...

Operating in Calgary's Beltline neighbourhood, the Safeworks Connect team has been relied upon for years to respond to ...

Jennifer Twyman is a big advocate for syringe service programs, or SSPs. She relied on harm reduction services herself when she was overcoming an opioid addiction, and later when she worked in a ...

In small towns across South Carolina, the signs of the opioid crisis are written in the obituaries. Yet for all the heartbreak that addiction has brought to rural America, the most effective tool we ...

A Toronto nonprofit says it's launched the province's first harm reduction program for adults with intellectual disabilities.Safer Steps My Way aims to help people who struggle with substance use and ...