Access Point Pueblo saw a syringe return rate of nearly 69% in January, according to a Feb. 18 presentation at a Pueblo City Council work session. A nearly 38% improvement from an August and September ...

Virtue Recovery Center understands that not everyone is ready or able to quit substance use immediately and is implementing harm reduction strategies to save lives and reduce the risks of substance ...

Groups dedicated to keeping drug users healthy — and alive — have thrived during the past decade to counter the staggering toll of the nation’s overdose crisis. They hit the streets to distribute ...

Giving addicts syringes to shoot up was never a popular idea. It still isn’t. Despite medical authorities’ confident assertions that such programs dramatically cut down on disease transmission, ...

On a recent Wednesday afternoon, alcohol and drug counselor Paulette Mendoza and her teammates load up their van with backpacks and boxes full of supplies before heading out to a familiar spot in ...

(The Center Square) – West Virginia State senators have introduced two bills targeting harm reduction in the state. The proposed legislation would make on-site methadone treatment programs illegal as ...

The Open Society Foundations (OSF), a grant-making network based in New York City, is a longtime proponent of harm reduction.

Susan Ousterman remembers her son Tyler as quiet, curious and “with a smile that lit up the room.” He loved nature, skateboarding and was a talented percussionist. He also struggled with an opioid ...

Samson Tafolo’s final count read 119. For 45 minutes, he had tugged a wagon packed with mini water bottles, hemp cigarettes and miscellaneous hygiene products around Skid Row, handing out the supplies ...

Two studies have found that harm reduction vending machines installed across New York State are well utilized and provide ...

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 ...