Targeted efforts needed to stem fentanyl crisis, study warns
A new study illuminates how some areas of the country have been hit much harder than others by the fentanyl epidemic, which took more than 70,800 lives in 2022 alone.
Sep 16, 2025
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Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms: News and Research on Harm Reduction
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Rates of sports betting, problem gambling show increase among monthly gamblers in Massachusetts in 2024
In the latest online gambling surveys conducted by the University of Massachusetts Amherst, monthly gamblers in Massachusetts reported ongoing higher levels of sports betting, gambling intensity and gambling harms, with their ...
Jul 31, 2025
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Research reveals transgender Americans fear losing medical care
Gender-diverse individuals not only fear losing their access to gender-affirming care but may resort to self-harm or questionable alternatives if it disappears, according to new research from the University of Vermont (UVM) ...
Jul 16, 2025
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Social relationships and intentions linked to use steroids among boys and men
A new study led by researchers at the University of Toronto reveals that boys and men who perceive anabolic-androgenic steroid (AAS) use within their social circles are more likely to report intentions to use these substances ...
Jul 3, 2025
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Expanding essential wound care for people who use drugs
A study published in the Harm Reduction Journal identifies critical factors and strategies for expanding low-barrier wound care services for people who use drugs (PWUD).
Jun 18, 2025
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August 2023 marked the turning point in US drug overdose crisis, study finds
While the U.S. has recently seen a welcome downturn in drug overdose deaths, a new study from Northwestern Medicine is the first to pinpoint when the tide began to turn—identifying August 2023 as the national inflection point ...
Jun 12, 2025
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Study finds critical gaps in Narcan awareness, possession among US adults
As the opioid epidemic continues to plague the United States, Narcan and other treatments that administer naloxone have emerged as effective tools to quickly reverse overdoses and save lives.
May 7, 2025
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Do harm reduction interventions for substance use lower or raise trust in government?
"Harm reduction" interventions for substance use—measures like needle exchange programs and methadone distribution that aim to reduce the adverse effects of substance use, rather than punish or prevent it—have been repeatedly ...
Apr 15, 2025
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For opioid victims, payouts fall short while governments reap millions
Opioid settlements with companies like Purdue Pharma, Walmart, and Johnson & Johnson have led to headline-grabbing multibillion-dollar payouts, but most of the windfall is flowing to state and local governments, not directly ...
Apr 14, 2025
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Three-quarters of survey respondents supported an overdose prevention center in their neighborhood
Overdose prevention centers (OPCs) offer life-saving interventions in the event of an overdose along with on-site harm reduction services. While studies of OPCs in other countries have shown that they can reduce overdose ...
Apr 10, 2025
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