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Harm Reduction Brief

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 ...
Yahoo

Harm reduction is shown to help, but rising skepticism threatens life-saving programs

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 ...
MinnPost

Harm reduction saves lives. That might not be good enough.

Harm Reduction Sisters provides life-saving equipment for people struggling with substance use disorder. But its future is ...
Drexel University

Harm Reduction Matters More Than Ever as Overdose Deaths Continue to Soar in Big Cities

In partnership with the Big Cities Health Coalition (BCHC), the Drexel Urban Health Collaborative created a new infographic using data from the Big Cities Health Inventory, an open-source platform ...
Salt Lake City Weekly

Salt Lake Harm Reduction Project promotes non-judgemental health and dignity by putting clients 'in the driver's seat.'

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 ...
Health Affairs

Harm Reduction In Shelter Settings: Changing Culture To Save Lives

One hot summer evening in 2019, security called us out of our clinic located within the largest men’s shelter in Boston, Massachusetts: “Overdose, out front!” We grabbed the oxygen tank and emergency ...
Psychology Today

Harm Reduction

Harm reduction is an approach to treating those with alcohol and other substance-use problems that does not require patients to commit to complete abstinence before treatment begins. Instead, an array ...