The conversation around drugs has long been framed by cost. Policymakers calculate the billions lost every year to productivity gaps, hospitalizations, law enforcement and incarceration. The U.S.

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 ...

MINOT — To understand why harm reduction works, as a public policy, we must first consider what doesn’t work. Prohibition doesn’t work. We tried it with alcohol, and it was one of the most spectacular ...

Nasal Narcan, used to reverse an overdose, stock a harm reduction vending machine in Milwaukee. Photo by Isiah Holmes | Wisconsin Examiner I’ve buried more people than I can count. That includes my ...

Gov. Mikie Sherrill said she will build on the harm reduction programs established by her predecessor, strategies that ...

Rave and festival communities have long embraced a culture of mutual care, where people naturally keep an eye on one another and support those around them. Whether it is at raves, clubs, or even ...

On Feb. 2, the Department of Health and Human Services announced that it was investing $100 million in what it called “Great American Recovery.” This funding will support a pilot program in eight U.S.

Overdose deaths in the U.S. have seen a significant decline, attributed at least in part to harm reduction strategies. The Trump administration proposes cuts to harm reduction funding, raising ...

ALMOST two decades ago, I stood at the frontlines of Malaysia’s HIV epidemic, a time when fear, stigma and silence ruled the discourse around drug use and HIV. The data was grim: some 70 per cent of ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Sarah Sinclair is an award-winning journalist covering cannabis. The cannabis beverage market has seen significant growth in the U ...