Transparency is a new harm reduction organization, addressing drug safety with innovative, accessible testing kits. Founder, Adam Auctor shares insights on the organization's mission to expand harm ...

Samson Tafolo, left, and Crushow Herring, in knit hat, distribute harm reduction supplies from the Sidewalk Project on Skid Row in downtown Los Angeles on March 26, 2025. (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles ...

The Southern Chiefs' Organization is launching a harm reduction outreach van in Brandon, in partnership with the city. The ...

Groups dedicated to keeping drug users healthy — and alive — have thrived during the past decade to counter the staggering toll of the nation’s overdose crisis. They hit the streets to distribute ...

The powerful sedative is at the center of overdose deaths. Xylazine, a veterinary tranquilizer known on the street as "tranq," is a cheap and powerful sedative that's infiltrating the nation's drug ...

The tiny vial and syringe sitting on Kim Brown’s kitchen table may not look like much, but to many, it’s something that can make a big impact in the war on opioids. “That’s really all you need to save ...

A new law that puts strict restrictions on mobile medical and outreach services in Kensington takes effect Sunday, but questions linger about how it will be implemented. Under the law, mobile ...

Smokefree products are picking up speed in the tobacco business. The race is on for success in harm reduction: encouraging smokers to switch completely to reduced risk alternatives. Evidence of this ...

The UChicago Harm Reduction Project and the Pozen Center hosted speakers addressing the war on drugs and the overdose crisis ...

This month's Group Chat features a discussion on reproductive health, harm reduction and community care. There are few words that polarize people as much as abortion. But how do the people who provide ...

Samson Tafolo’s final count read 119. For 45 minutes, he had tugged a wagon packed with mini water bottles, hemp cigarettes and miscellaneous hygiene products around Skid Row, handing out the supplies ...