Jose Martinez was jobless, homeless and stuck in what he calls the "chaotic part" of his drug use in 2015, after aging out of New York's foster care system seven years prior. Then staff at an overdose ...

Seattle and San Francisco scale back harm reduction policies distributing drug supplies, signaling a shift in how West Coast ...

Transit agencies under fire for homeless addicts smoking meth and fentanyl in front of customers asked the University of Washington (UW) to study the matter. Transit’s goals were results that remove ...

Vending machines are one of the newest tools in the fight to reduce overdose deaths in the U.S. These specialized vending machines dispense clean syringes, pipes for smoking crack or meth, Narcan and ...

The Lurie administration is limiting the distribution of harm-reduction supplies, and otherwise appears to be pivoting from harm reduction as a key strategy for mitigating the dangers of drug ...

Townhall II has added a 2nd harm reduction vending machine in Portage County, along with test strips to check for harmful ...

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - For years at this downtown public health clinic, staffers have given drug users small glass pipes along with sterile needles and other supplies. The strategy: Users might choose to ...

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 ...