SAN FRANCISCO — Amid what feels like an ever-worsening drug crisis here, locals and politicians alike are fed up. Overdose death rates remain near all-time highs. The Tenderloin, a historic downtown ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Advocates say New Jersey's focus on harm reduction reflects the state's growing willingness to listen to people with lived ...

During a rural posting in West Africa, I once saw people at a religious centre locked up, chained to poles and subjected to harsh conditions because they were “addicted to drugs,” brought by their ...

Our response to the crisis of drug addiction should be focused on a clear objective: helping people escape addiction and move ...

Like many who have endured childhood trauma, Shannon Hicks turned to drugs at an early age. Pregnant by 16 and a mother of two by 19, she was married and living in her first home — believing she was ...

Harm reduction can save lives. But when it becomes a substitute for treatment, prevention, and public order rather than one part of a comprehensive drug policy, serious problems follow. The challenge ...

“Harm reduction,” they warbled. “Need anything?” All the soundtrack missed was jingly music like an ice cream truck, calling in customers who were in the “ fentanyl fold ,” half-crouching on two feet ...

Opioids, including the best known—morphine, heroin and fentanyl—have been gaining popularity over the last few decades. Although officially banned, these painkillers still find their way into prisons ...

There are many different ways to quantify the opioid crisis. The obvious is the dramatic rise in deaths from overdoses. Let’s not overlook the number of overdoses themselves – often as recorded by ...

I'll never forget meeting Mary outside of a talk I was giving in Ohio, a state that is at the eye of the storm when it comes to the opiate overdose epidemic. She came up to me afterward and asked me ...

President Trump's executive order on homelessness aims to make it easier for states and cities to get people into mental health or addiction treatment, even if that means involuntary civil commitment.

You wouldn’t let your son or daughter trap themselves in the basement because they’re afraid of the deadly sun, would you? No. You’d probably just tell them to put on some sunscreen and wear a hat.