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Health minister defends drug harm reduction programs

Empowering harm-reduction behaviour with drug checking

HN Summary • Drug checking can change behaviour: A B.C. study found people who learned their drugs contained unexpected active substances were more likely to take harm-reduction st...

People caught with drugs can be referred to health system under new scheme

New approach is part of wider plan to reduce drug-related harm and support people to access help at an earlier stage

Governor Matt Meyer signs law regulating harm reduction programs in Delaware

Gov. Matt Meyer signed legislation to establish a state framework to license and regulate harm reduction programs in Delaware on Oct. 1.

'F. Meth': New media campaign launched to combat drug harm

The nationwide prevention campaign is part of the government's plan to "disrupt international supply, sharpen enforcement and reduce demand" for meth.

High risk drug users can still respond well with safe support  - Dr Peter McCann

Figures published by National Records of Scotland (NRS) show that 1133 people died from drug use in Scotland in 2025, an 11 per cent rise on the year before.

Recovery groups working to help reduce number of drug overdose deaths

Our Rachel Niemi spoke with an outreach organization about what’s possibly causing the decrease.

New York reports 45% drop in drug overdose deaths

As public health officials observed International Overdose Awareness Day, reports indicated a 12.3% decrease in U.S. overdose deaths and a 45% decline in New York State due to sign...

Can health plans afford to ignore tobacco harm reduction?

Health insurance companies have always been ambivalent about treatment of cigarette smokers. Tobacco-related disease accounts for roughly 8 percent of U.S. medical spending, while...

The FDA Promises To Streamline the Dauntingly Complex Rules for Approving Nicotine Products

The planned reforms could promote harm reduction by addressing a huge backlog that has resulted in routine violations of a statutory deadline.

To Find Honest Talk About Drugs, Go to a Music Festival

A reporter and photographer camped out at a four-day rave to see harm reduction policy carried out in real time.

A new drug referral scheme kicked in today: Will it reach who it needs to?

The new Health Referral Scheme shifts drug policy from prosecution to support, but its rollout and eligibility rules may end up leaving those facing the greatest harms behind.

How Hamilton County leaders are using local and state data to reduce overdose deaths, expand outreach

Hamilton County overdose deaths have dropped significantly since 2017. Here's how local and state data are driving continued outreach efforts.

Four Four & HSE Survey Reveals Concerns Over Drug Trends, Travel Risks and Harm Reduction

As Electric Picnic gets underway this weekend, the HSE is on site with more than 50 trained Harm Reduction Volunteers, providing outreach support, four Drugs.ie surrender bins acro...

Overdose Deaths Drop WATCH

Overdose Deaths Drop Sept. 22, 2026 – “While overdose deaths are still a problem, White said in the past couple of years, she’s not only seen more people seek treatment, but more r...

Treating Opioid Addiction with Medication

EFFECTIVE PHARMACOTHERAPY – Sept. 10, 2026 – Using medicine (such as methadone) to help treat opioid addiction is called pharmacotherapy. Effective pharmacotherapy services can sig...

Red Hook Narcan vending machine leads in usage as overdose deaths decline

A vending machine dispensing free Narcan in Red Hook, New York, has become the most frequently used of six such machines in Dutchess County, according to a report by The Daily Catc...

VIDEO | Recovery Community Centers and their role in reducing the toll of addiction

Suspected drug-overdose deaths in Delaware were down nearly 37% from a year ago, as of the start of September -- which is Recovery Month.

Festival-goers warned of high-strength 'MDMA' circulating ahead of District X

The HSE is offering a drug-testing service at the Kildare festival in an effort to reduce harm.

Long-Acting Naltrexone Helps People Stay Off Opioids

Hospital Fentanyl Protocol Shows Promise for High-Risk Opioid Patients

When patients with opioid use disorder arrive at the hospital, the admission itself can be a dangerous turning point. Cut off from the unregulated drug supply their bodies have ada...

Canada Providing 'Safer' Paraphernalia to Federal Prisoners Despite Prohibiting Drug Use

Canada is providing paper straws and commercial grade foil to inmates in its federal prisons for what harm reduction advocates call “safer” drug abuse, despite existing rules prohi...

Madison County Harm Reduction adds five new Narcan kiosk locations

Madison County Harm Reduction has expanded access to overdose-reversal medication by adding five new Narcan kiosk locations across the county.