Communities and people in Indiana are adversely affected by substance use disorders. In Indiana, 1 in 12 people meet criteria for a SUD the term used in the medical field for drug and alcohol abuse ...

Behind these policies stand rival pictures of the human condition-one that prizes purity and control, another that accepts fragility and compromise as the ground of moral life. In the twentieth ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom has made California the first state to offer a generic version of the overdose-reversal drug Narcan for public purchase through a state-run storefront, while the state’s health ...

Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) programs aim to reduce criminal involvement and connect people to care.

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lisa Raville works as the executive director of the Harm Reduction Action Center in Denver. (Sara Wilson/Colorado Newsline) A few ...

A main goal is to provide syringe exchanges to reduce the harm caused by drug use, but "harm reduction is so much more than just giving people sterile equipment," said executive director Mackenzie ...

This story has been updated to include new information about the grant Queer Kentucky was awarded. Queer Kentucky, an LGBTQ+ journalism nonprofit, recently placed 12 self-serve harm reduction lockers ...