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 ...

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 ...

The Abbotsford Community Hub Centre will close on March 31. The Phoenix Society says it will work with the Fraser Health ...

For Black Balloon Day, community groups are honoring the lives lost to overdose — but there’s also a new sense of hope.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

According to county officials, the Narcan machine at St. Joseph’s Episcopal Church is the third in Durham County. They can also be found 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday in the lobby of the Durham County ...

Lack of housing, substance abuse, mental health among factors ...

The District Attorney’s Office says a former county contractor may have taken even more money than originally alleged.