No one disputes that the ideal outcome is for people to stop using drugs. But that can't happen instantly To those uninitiated in the global fight against the opioid crisis, the idea of delivering ...

NEW YORK — On a recent Thursday afternoon, Antoine Balimr prepared to inject drugs. On a wall behind him, bold blue letters spelled out the mission of this unusual place. “This site saves lives.” ...

In the summer before my freshman year of high school, my aunt succumbed to complications stemming from her substance use disorder. Raised in a low-income family in Bourbonnais, Illinois, she faced ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. PROVIDENCE - A study co-led by a Brown University researcher indicates that overdose prevention centers, like the one poised to ...

"The main argument for those against supervised injection sites would be that it would bring crime to the area, that it would increase the use of drugs, that it would actually enc ...

San Francisco health officials are moving forward with a plan to launch two safe injection sites for intravenous drug users in July without the blessing of state officials, according to a report the ...

PROVIDENCE – Hailing it as a “game changer,” the City Council on Thursday unanimously approved the establishment of the nation’s first state-regulated overdose prevention center on Willard Avenue, ...

City Councilor Ed Flynn is calling for the Council to oppose safe injection sites in Boston that he says would incentivize addicts to shoot up, rather than seek treatment, and worsen the open-air drug ...

Rosie Boyce, community engagement and outreach coordinator Androscoggin County Peer Navigator for the Church of Safe Injection, speaks to the press Thursday before the grand opening of the church’s ...

Harm reduction is an approach to treating those with alcohol and other substance-use problems that does not require patients to commit to complete abstinence before treatment begins. Instead, an array ...