#harm reduction

Now that the dam has broken, it may not be long before additional overdose prevention centers open around the country.

To fight drug overdoses, HIV and hepatitis, the Biden administration is endorsing harm reduction, including syringe services.

A decriminalization law in Maine allows people to have syringes. It’s an effort to combat rising overdose deaths and hepatitis C cases.

The funding, which also supports harm reduction, arrives from the NY attorney general’s settlements with opioid manufacturers.

The Damien Center in Indianapolis adds clean syringes to its harm reduction, HIV and hepatitis C efforts.

Over 94,000 people died of drug overdoses in the U.S. last year. New York activists urge the new governor to OK overdose prevention centers.

A surge in West Virginia HIV cases linked to injection drug use spurred the CDC to recommend solutions, including hepatitis C testing.

Despite a surge in HIV cases linked to injection drug use, the syringe exchange regulations were to take effect July 9.

Oklahoma ranks third in the nation for hepatitis C deaths, and the virus is mostly transmitted through injection drug use.

Citing lack of AIDS cases, Indiana county commissioner votes to shutter needle exchange.

Syringe service programs are one of the most impactful tools we have to end HIV, viral hepatitis and overdose syndemics.

The Scott County syringe program was associated with a substantial drop in new HIV cases since its legalization.

HIV, hepatitis and opioids take a toll on West Virginia. $2.4 million in federal aid arrives amid battles over syringe exchanges.

Requiring sobriety prior to treatment and curtailing harm reduction hinder efforts to eliminate hep C.

Formerly a homeless person who used heroin, she advocated for New Yorkers affected by housing insecurity, drugs, HIV and hepatitis.