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San Francisco
fromABC7 San Francisco
3 weeks ago

California bill sparks debate over drug-free supportive housing and harm reduction in SF

San Francisco is experiencing a shift from harm reduction approaches to sobriety-based supportive housing amid rising overdose deaths.
San Francisco
fromKqed
2 months ago

As Overdoses Climb, Lurie Orders Scaling Back Harm Reduction Programs | KQED

San Francisco's mayor is scaling back harm reduction programs amid rising concerns from advocates about the implications for public health.
San Francisco
fromMission Local
1 month ago

San Francisco limits access to drug-use supplies: Will it help - or make things even worse?

San Francisco mandates counseling services for safe drug use supply distribution, emphasizing the need for linked harm-reduction and treatment programs.
San Francisco
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

San Francisco ties clean needle distribution for drug users to treatment, counseling

San Francisco's Mayor is implementing a new policy that mandates treatment for drug users seeking harm reduction supplies from April 30.
US news
fromwww.nytimes.com
1 month ago

San Francisco Rethinks Its Free Handouts of Drug Paraphernalia

San Francisco is reversing harm reduction policies, including the distribution of drug paraphernalia, under new leadership.
San Francisco
fromABC7 San Francisco
3 weeks ago

California bill sparks debate over drug-free supportive housing and harm reduction in SF

San Francisco is experiencing a shift from harm reduction approaches to sobriety-based supportive housing amid rising overdose deaths.
San Francisco
fromKqed
2 months ago

As Overdoses Climb, Lurie Orders Scaling Back Harm Reduction Programs | KQED

San Francisco's mayor is scaling back harm reduction programs amid rising concerns from advocates about the implications for public health.
San Francisco
fromMission Local
1 month ago

San Francisco limits access to drug-use supplies: Will it help - or make things even worse?

San Francisco mandates counseling services for safe drug use supply distribution, emphasizing the need for linked harm-reduction and treatment programs.
San Francisco
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

San Francisco ties clean needle distribution for drug users to treatment, counseling

San Francisco's Mayor is implementing a new policy that mandates treatment for drug users seeking harm reduction supplies from April 30.
US news
fromwww.nytimes.com
1 month ago

San Francisco Rethinks Its Free Handouts of Drug Paraphernalia

San Francisco is reversing harm reduction policies, including the distribution of drug paraphernalia, under new leadership.
more#san-francisco
#public-health
US news
fromwww.nytimes.com
2 months ago

How to Reduce Gun Deaths? One Group Teaches Young People How to Use Them.

A Chicago group promotes gun safety education among youth as a harm reduction strategy amidst prevalent gun violence.
Medicine
fromBrooklyn Eagle
6 months ago

Experts warn of 'zombie drug' xylazine

Xylazine, an animal tranquilizer, is increasingly involved in fatal overdoses, posing a severe health threat across cities.
US news
fromwww.nytimes.com
2 months ago

How to Reduce Gun Deaths? One Group Teaches Young People How to Use Them.

A Chicago group promotes gun safety education among youth as a harm reduction strategy amidst prevalent gun violence.
Medicine
fromBrooklyn Eagle
6 months ago

Experts warn of 'zombie drug' xylazine

Xylazine, an animal tranquilizer, is increasingly involved in fatal overdoses, posing a severe health threat across cities.
more#public-health
Media industry
fromFast Company
1 month ago

How Overdrive's creative director is using branding to get people to test their drugs for fentanyl

Overdrive uses edgy branding and packaging to appeal to younger consumers while promoting harm reduction through drug testing.
#opioid-crisis
fromwww.cbc.ca
1 month ago
Canada news

Despite injunction, advocates worry Ontario drug consumption sites risk closing without funding | CBC News

fromwww.cbc.ca
1 month ago
Canada news

Despite injunction, advocates worry Ontario drug consumption sites risk closing without funding | CBC News

more#opioid-crisis
NYC politics
fromGothamist
1 month ago

Drug-related deaths dropped in NYC shelter system, even as population boomed

Drug-related deaths in NYC shelters dropped by 17% in the last year, despite an increase in shelter population.
#overdose-prevention
Miscellaneous
fromThe Nation
3 months ago

What Harm Reduction Really Looks Like

The surge in opioid-related deaths highlights the urgency for harm reduction strategies and immediate medical care for users.
Miscellaneous
fromThe Nation
3 months ago

What Harm Reduction Really Looks Like

The surge in opioid-related deaths highlights the urgency for harm reduction strategies and immediate medical care for users.
more#overdose-prevention
#bob-bryar
NYC music
fromwww.latimes.com
1 month ago

Party with gas, play with fire: The dangerous renaissance of whippets' in the music scene

Bob Bryar's death raises awareness of nitrous oxide abuse in music communities and questions effective harm reduction strategies.
NYC music
fromwww.latimes.com
1 month ago

Party with gas, play with fire: The dangerous renaissance of whippets' in the music scene

Bob Bryar's death raises awareness of nitrous oxide abuse in music communities and questions effective harm reduction strategies.
more#bob-bryar
#supervised-consumption-sites
Toronto startup
fromwww.cbc.ca
2 months ago

Court to hear Charter challenge of Ontario's supervised consumption site law | CBC News

A Toronto consumption site is legally challenging a new Ontario law that will close 10 sites and prevent new ones from opening.
fromwww.cbc.ca
2 months ago
Toronto startup

Leslieville drug consumption site closes doors for good in response to Ontario law | CBC News

Toronto startup
fromwww.cbc.ca
2 months ago

Court to hear Charter challenge of Ontario's supervised consumption site law | CBC News

A Toronto consumption site is legally challenging a new Ontario law that will close 10 sites and prevent new ones from opening.
fromwww.cbc.ca
2 months ago
Toronto startup

Leslieville drug consumption site closes doors for good in response to Ontario law | CBC News

more#supervised-consumption-sites
NYC politics
fromwww.bxtimes.com
2 months ago

Harm reduction advocates worry the state wants to ramp up drug criminalization Bronx Times

Advocates urge rejection of drug criminalization expansion in favor of community solutions in the Bronx.
fromwww.theguardian.com
8 months ago

Should cocaine and MDMA users carry naloxone, the medicine that prevents fatal opioid overdoses?

More than one million Australians have taken cocaine in the last year and 400,000 have consumed ecstasy. Authorities warn users about potential opioid contamination and the need for naloxone.
Medicine
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