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In the Know: Save a Life Day provides overdose harm reduction resources nationwide
Sept. 24, 2026, is Save a Life Day, a nationwide day of action to help people struggling with drug addiction and raise overdose awareness. Volunteers nationwide host events to give out free naloxone. 'In the know' features one or two local news topics to keep you informed as you start your day.
Southern California’s total tobacco bans aren’t helping public health
Instead of pursuing tobacco bans, state health officials should prioritize proven harm reduction policies.
Burlington business owners’ open letter renews debate over harm reduction
The open letter pleads for city officials to address the ongoing struggles with homelessness, addiction, and public safety.
Health Policy Watch | LGBTIQ groups in repressive countries are worst affected by US funding cuts
HIV services, mental health and harm reduction programmes have been severely affected by the huge funding cuts to organisations providing services for LGBTIQ people over the past 18 months.
Brewing Better Health Episode 3: What Respect Makes Possible with Karla Wagner
Karla Wagner, Ph.D., joins Dean Muge Akpinar-Elci, M.D., MPH, to discuss harm reduction, trust and respect in public health.
Federal funding ends for fentanyl test strips as Ohio public health agency supplies run low
The Trump administration is now prohibiting the use of federal funds to purchase fentanyl test strips, one of the harm reduction tools available to combat the opioid epidemic. Columbus Public Health says once its current stock runs out, it will be difficult to purchase more.
Harm Reduction and Food Insecurity: Urban Health/AHEC Scholars Make the Connection
Interprofessional health students in the Women’s Health Interest Group (IG) take action to organize and distribute healthy food bag donations to community w ...
Mixed federal messages on drug checking leave North Carolina harm reduction programs in limbo
Public health workers say new restrictions on drug-checking supplies come as street drugs become more contaminated and unpredictable.
Drug smoking can lead to severe burns, complicating harm reduction efforts
Smoking instead of injecting drugs can reduce harm, but a new study shows opioid smokers are four times as likely to suffer severe burns.
Helene frayed the safety net for people who use drugs. This community wove it back together.
Harm reduction groups and health care workers helped avert the worst. But what about the next emergency?
Trump administration warns against using federal dollars on fentanyl test strips
The Trump administration underlines a “clear shift away from harm reduction and practices” that it says facilitates illegal drug use.
PMI U.S. exec to discuss ‘the forgotten smoker’ in Miami tobacco harm reduction talk
'Individuals may not know that they have ability to use other products.'
IPM Food Pantry adds a new harm reduction vending machine
The Ohio Department of Health lists nearly 100 Naloxone vending machines all across the state
Fargo health officials say they 'just want to save more lives' with syringe services program
Fargo Cass Public Health leaders sat down with The Forum to explain how the program at the Harm Reduction Center works.
Jimmy Patronis joins Tobacco Harm Reduction Caucus
The caucus pushes for policy that emphasizes harm reduction, such as vapor, nicotine pouches or heat-not-burn products.
Global webinar – From evidence to essential services: embedding harm reduction in national health systems
Harm reduction services remain underfunded, fragmented, and often outside mainstream health systems, despite being an evidence-based, rights-based, and cost-effective approach, essential for achieving global HIV, hepatitis, and universal health coverage goals. This webinar will present WHO guidance and effective harm reduction approaches and respond to growing demand for practical dialogue on how to translate evidence into scalable national service models.