Gov. Mikie Sherrill said she will build on the harm reduction programs established by her predecessor, strategies that ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Amid what feels like an ever-worsening drug crisis here, locals and politicians alike are fed up. Overdose death rates remain near all-time highs. The Tenderloin, a historic downtown ...

Over the years, I’ve worked with a number of individuals who have out of control or compulsive sexual behaviors. In the past, these folks may have been designated as “sex addicts,” but the field is ...

Harm reduction is an approach to drug use and addiction that emphasizes reducing the negative consequences associated with drug use. The concept often faces challenges or resistance, especially in ...

Like many who have endured childhood trauma, Shannon Hicks turned to drugs at an early age. Pregnant by 16 and a mother of two by 19, she was married and living in her first home — believing she was ...

There are many different ways to quantify the opioid crisis. The obvious is the dramatic rise in deaths from overdoses. Let’s not overlook the number of overdoses themselves – often as recorded by ...

Lev Facher covers the U.S. addiction and overdose crisis. A Christian group in Washington state on Tuesday announced a potentially landmark legal settlement that could establish new legal protections ...

Ms. Szalavitz is a contributing Opinion writer who covers addiction and public policy. Over the past four years, nearly 7,000 people have injected, smoked or otherwise used street drugs like fentanyl ...

Ontario's remaining supervised consumption sites will be forced to close after Premier Doug Ford’s government informed them ...

The City of Richmond is expanding access to life-saving resources for people struggling with addiction through its harm reduction vending machine program.