The Maryland Department of Health has scrubbed any mention of “harm reduction” from the state’s leading grant program for ...

The opioid crisis is one of the most urgent public health challenges in the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the U.S. experienced a significant ...

The opportunity to see a doctor, to get a job, to get information and non-judgemental support. The opportunity to stay alive. Today, Martinez is the capacity building and Hepatitis C coordinator for ...

A man suffering from long-term drug use who could only walk with extreme difficulty. Photo by Griffin Jones on July 8, 2023. Half a dozen public health and addiction experts interviewed by Mission ...

Create an account or log in to save stories. NINA MOINI: In Minnesota, deadly drug overdoses doubled between 2018 and 2023. And in Minneapolis, those deaths are disproportionately represented. In 2022 ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — There were approximately 18,600 opioid overdoses in Illinois during 2022 alone. While overdoses have trended down over the past two years, Illinois still faces a crisis for ...

For drugs, harm reduction looks like giving people new needles to use so that they don’t share or reuse needles—reducing the risk of contracting a blood-borne disease. It looks like providing people ...

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 ...

In September, survivors, families, community providers and allies come together to support and promote recovery practices and celebrate the recovery community. Recognizing Recovery Month allows ...

From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! Dozens of harm reduction activists rallied outside Philadelphia City Hall on Thursday ...

The Trump administration is escalating its push against what has become a key part of the way states, localities and communities respond to the overdose epidemic: harm reduction. A public health ...