A new Science paper links the sharp decline in U.S. overdose deaths since 2023 to reduced fentanyl potency, pointing to a ...

In a pilot study of Penn undergraduates, 39% of respondents reported using alcohol or other recreational drugs for the express purpose of combating stress. Penn’s primary substance use resource hub is ...

Those are the words I used to say to clients struggling with substance use who left the programs I’ve worked in over the years. “If you die, we can’t help you anymore.” We can’t control how ready our ...

Evidence has shown that strategies promoting abstinence, or encouraging a zero-tolerance approach to substance abuse, have little impact on curbing risky behaviors. Harm reduction is an approach that ...

The Biden administration‘s new strategy for addressing the crisis of drug abuse emphasizes controversial harm reduction strategies. The administration’s effort to beat back the addiction crisis ...

Jose Martinez was jobless, homeless and stuck in what he calls the "chaotic part" of his drug use in 2015, after aging out of New York's foster care system seven years prior. Then staff at an overdose ...

Medicare beneficiaries could see out-of-pocket prescription drug costs cut by more than half in 2026, according to a new AARP ...

The Drug Enforcement Administration is working to get unwanted and unused medications out of homes safely with the annual take back day, and it’s a bigger deal in some counties than others. Some ...

Fifteen people died each day as a result of a drug overdose last year according to state statistics. The Pennsylvania Department of Health reports that so far in 2023 there have been almost 2,000 ...

During a one-month period ending on March 11, the Hudson and Nashua Police Departments arrested the following 10 individuals for various drug crimes, crimes frequently associated with criminal ...

Northern Access will host Harm Reduction Sisters, substance use harm reduction experts from Duluth, during its meeting from 10 a.m. to noon on Thursday, Jan. 8, at the Beltrami County Administration ...