The Open Society Foundations (OSF), a grant-making network based in New York City, is a longtime proponent of harm reduction.
The opportunity to see a doctor, to get a job, to get information and non-judgemental support. The opportunity to stay alive. Today, Martinez is the capacity building and Hepatitis C coordinator for ...
District 6 Supervisor Matt Dorsey’s “recovery first” ordinance advanced to the full 11-member Board of Supervisors today after a 3-0 vote at the Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee. But ...
Two studies led by an opioid treatment program run by the University at Buffalo and UBMD Emergency Medicine have found that harm reduction vending machines installed across New York State are well ...
The Phoenix City Council approved a controversial new law that puts new restrictions in place about providing medical care in ...
Nearly 50 years ago, Tennessee made history. In 1977, it became the first state to require child car seats—a simple act of harm reduction that saved lives and set an example for the nation. Harm ...
“We hope this is information that you’ll never need to use, but now you have it if you ever do.” This is the closing message of a very informative training video now available to all students, faculty ...
Across the Bay Area, coroners are reporting about half as many overdose deaths from the synthetic opioid fentanyl than during ...
The Trump administration is escalating its push against what has become a key part of the way states, localities and communities respond to the overdose epidemic: harm reduction. A public health ...
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — Last year, 90 people in Sangamon County died from overdoses. Tiara Standage, Executive Director of Intricate Minds, is using her organization to try to reduce that number ...
Milwaukee adds eight new harm reduction vending machines to combat the opioid crisis and gun violence, bringing the total to 19. Milwaukee adds eight new harm reduction vending machines to combat the ...