Policies that gave addicts clean needles and places to use drugs were intended to reduce harm. They created a “zombie ...
Two city-approved “safe” drug injection sites could be forced to close under a new executive order issued by President Trump, which rips the facilities, where addicts can use illegal drugs like meth, ...
Mention the phrase “safe injection site,” and you’ll likely get one of two responses. The first is that it’s sorely needed ...
Vaccine-like shots to keep cocaine abusers from getting high also helped them fight their addiction in the first successful rigorous study of this approach to treating illicit drug use The shots ...
An addiction-services nonprofit approved by the city focuses on harm reduction for hard drug users — to the chagrin of some ...
Monthly injections work great. Patients come in once a month, get their shot, and can focus on the rest of their treatment.” — Samantha Callister, Executive Director Integrity Treatment Partners ...
In San Francisco, the so-called “harm-reduction” method of dealing with drug addiction is on the way out — and thank goodness ...