The U.S. drug crisis is as bad as it’s ever been, and there are few signs things are getting better. About 110,000 people died of drug overdoses in 2023, about the same as in previous years. Fentanyl, ...

Addiction has traditionally been framed through abstinence-based models, which demand the complete cessation of problematic behaviors or substance use.

The financing model for substance use treatment services ... for treatment is often considered an intrinsic component of addiction. However, current treatment programs, outside of harm reduction ...

In the landscape of addiction treatment, we often find ourselves searching for approaches that honor the fundamental human need for connection. Harm reduction, frequently misunderstood, offers more ...

Lisa Raville works as the executive director of the Harm Reduction Action Center in Denver. (Sara Wilson/Colorado Newsline) A few days per week, Richard volunteers at the Harm Reduction Action Center ...

Washington U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell, a Democrat, has introduced the 'Fatal Overdose Reduction Act' to take a Washington model for treating opioid addiction nationwide. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) ...

We Need To Do the Opposite of What We’ve Been Doing to Solve Our Addiction Crisis Why have we been doing such a terrible job of helping people who struggle with drugs? Most addiction treatment in this ...

For more than two decades, “harm reduction” was official policy in San Francisco. As a formerly homeless heroin and fentanyl addict in recovery, I saw firsthand how this policy, which tried to make ...

As Manitoba plans its first supervised drug consumption site in Winnipeg, Alberta’s minister responsible for addictions says residents are being deceived about the effectiveness of the sites that ...

In early April, the Democratic mayor of San Francisco launched a major policy shift on drug use — all distributed drug-use equipment must now come with a therapy plan to fight addiction, writes ...