Page 191 - Harm Reduction News Today

Two St. Mary’s County Health Department (SMCHD) initiatives were recognized nationally as Promising Practices by the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO).

During last Monday night’s Willard City Council meeting, City Manager Bryson Hamons, announced that Willard Fire and Rescue are now distributing kits containing Narcan (brand name of Naloxone), a medicine

Harm reduction is more than a catalogue of interventions – it is a foundational philosophy of care

Al Jazeera went undercover in six vape shops in the city and none of the staff asked the young buyer for their ID.

A pilot program to help people reduce their risk of overdose and other drug-related harms is being extended in Saskatoon and Regina. The Overdose Outr...

TRAVERSE CITY — A group of local nonprofits is asking for donations to help the homeless secure sleeping bags and tents for the remainder of the summer.

The state of Oregon saw more than 1,000 overdose deaths in 2021, and around 9,000 emergency room visits.

Focused on decreasing disease and gender-related stigma

A Melbourne City Councillor has attacked the idea of putting a safe injecting facility anywhere in Melbourne’s CBD, warning it would be the “death knell for so many businesses”.

CHICAGO -- A few days ago, Posen, Illinois, police Chief William Alexander said he stopped to offer help to a homeless man under the Interstate 57 bridge. The homeless man told Alexander he already talked with someone in the Family Guidance Centers mobile outreach services van, and someone from the van gave him naloxone, an opioid overdose reversal drug, and other resources. “That was before I ...