A new study by UCLA and Kaiser Permanente Northwest's Center for Health Research demonstrates a health care approach matching ...

Over the past four years, nearly 7,000 people have injected, smoked or otherwise used street drugs like fentanyl and cocaine ...

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

At least two major West Coast cities are rethinking their so-called harm reduction policies that have sought to address addiction, signaling that these areas are overhauling their strategy to combat ...

Homelessness and substance use disorder often occur simultaneously — but many people struggling with both are unable to get the help they need. That puts homeless service providers on the front lines ...

JANESVILLE, Wis. (WKOW) -- SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital – Janesville and Rock County Public Health have partnered to add a new harm reduction vending machine to the hospital Thursday. The two ...

Warren County is set to lose its first and only harm reduction center when the Law Enforcement Diversion Program (LEAD) closes its doors as early as Dec. 8, marking the end of a social services ...

LINN COUNTY, Iowa (KCRG) - Anyone can now pick up a gun lock for free at six harm reduction vending machines in Linn County. The locks, provided by Project ChildSafe, have the potential to save lives ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. In 2023, Iowa received over $2.5 million in federal funding for overdose prevention activities. The ...

Homelessness is back in the news. Frankly, it has been for what feels like an eternity, and yet for all the attention, we continue to drown in layers of bureaucracy rather than rise toward real ...

The SOAR Initiative’s Bad Batch Alerts system is a text message service that warns users of contaminated batches of drugs in their area. A new harm reduction technique that started as a student ...