#harm reduction

The city has been slowly shutting down its syringe exchanges over the past two years. A recent New York Times report investigates why.

Harm reduction advocates say the facility would help reduce injection drug-related risks like overdoses and hepatitis C infections.

One underground site has operated for almost three years and has reduced both injection in public spaces and unsafe syringe disposal.

Additionally, meth users may combine the drug with heroin to reduce its negative effects.

Peers will play a crucial role in ending the state’s epidemic by 2020.

A new program offers intravenous drug users a low-pressure way of reducing their risk for HIV and hepatitis C.

The proposed law seeks to address recent increases in opioid use, hepatitis C and HIV infections across the state.

Starting in April, Pittsburgh AIDS Task Force and Prevention Point Pittsburgh will offer testing, treatment and harm reduction services.

Over the last three years, the price of the drug delivery device has shot up more than 500 percent.

The Virginia Department of Health has declared a public health emergency in response to the region’s growing opioid epidemic.

The judgment-free programs build trust with those affected by opioid addiction and help stem the tide of overdoses, HIV and hepatitis.

U.S. surgeon general shows support for harm reduction efforts.

But promisingly, nationwide political support for providing injection drug users with clean needles to curb HIV and hepatitis C has risen.

Trump’s plans include increasing access to naloxone and speeding up FDA approval of abuse-deterrent painkillers.