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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Columbus Public Health and Equitas Health are partnering to offer services to make the drug-using community healthier and provide access to treatment. Safe Point — a program operated by nonprofit Equitas Health — will remain supported by the city after councilmembers approved legislation Monday night to extend the partnership. The $350,000 […]

One of Mendocino County’s oldest and most beloved non-profit organizations is- as they have for the past three decades- celebrating their hard work and inviting the public to join. The MCAVHN Care and Prevention Network’s 36th annual “Event of the Heart” takes place Saturday, February 3 at the Ukiah Valley Conference Center. The event was conceived in MCAVHN’s early days, back when the organization worked tirelessly to provide services for those afflicted by AIDS and HIV. Since that t...

Advocates say new high-tech vending machines inside San Diego jails are the first of their kind in the U.S. to offer life-saving drugs to the most at-risk. In other news, youth across the country are facing a mental health crisis. We learn about two new, free smartphone apps to help them manage their mental health. Plus, over the years, something has been happening to the way kids play. Kids’ lives have become less freewheeling and more structured, and some experts say kids may be losing more ...

A bill allowing an exception to the penalty relating to drug paraphernalia passed the first round this past Friday.

A bill to legalize drug test strips passed both chambers last week.

One of Mendocino County’s oldest and most beloved non-profit organizations is- as they have for the past three decades- celebrating their hard work and inviting the public to join. The MCAVHN Care and Prevention Network’s 36th annual “Event of the Heart” takes place Saturday, February 3 at the Ukiah Valley Conference Center. The event was conceived […]

Submitted opinion column: Katherine Dunham is a harm reductionist and researcher at the People, Place and Health Collective at the Brown University School of Public Health.

Finding harm reduction programs and policies that address the toxic drug problem is harder for people in rural communities, advocates say.

A medical student at the University of Saskatchewan says the governments decision to discontinue several programs will bring repercussions.

As front line workers raise alarm over new government policy on harm reduction, the minister responsible touts realignment as new approach.