Members of our Community Editorial Board, a group of community residents who are engaged with and passionate about local issues, respond to the following question: Amid a nationwide opioid and ...

There has been a lot of attention on the charges filed against the former COO of the Harm Reduction Coalition of San Diego involving alleged misuse of county grant funds that were designated for ...

Rave and festival communities have long embraced a culture of mutual care, where people naturally keep an eye on one another and support those around them. Whether it is at raves, clubs, or even ...

This year, the Berkshires have seen significantly fewer fatal opioid overdoses compared to 2022, a reduction made possible by the essential work of harm reduction programs and community support. While ...

Former Santa Cruz Police Chief Kevin Vogel’s recent disparaging comments about the Harm Reduction program in Santa Cruz are just plain wrong. As the former county health officer in charge of the ...

Bryce lives on a communal plot of land just outside Marshall, a town of 800 residents in the mountains of western North Carolina. When Hurricane Helene hit, communications were shut down, and roads ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Two studies led by an opioid treatment program run by the University at Buffalo and UBMD Emergency Medicine have found that harm reduction vending machines installed across New York ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Kentucky Harm Reduction Coalition (KHRC) and Voices of Community Activists and Leaders (VOCAL-KY) held a joint news conference Sunday demanding an end to what they say is ...

Harm reduction advocates are implementing solidarity-based strategies for curbing drug overdoses in Minneapolis. This story was copublished and supported by the journalism nonprofit the Economic ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. In 2023, Iowa received over $2.5 million in federal funding for overdose prevention activities. The ...