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People who switched to cannabis beverages reduced their weekly alcohol consumption by more than half, according to new research from the University at Buffalo. The familiar social experience of holding a canned drink may make cannabis beverages an easier substitute for heavy drinkers looking to cut back.
After 25 years of rising overdose rates, deaths are finally falling thanks to an unexpected shift in how people use fentanyl. Harm reduction groups making pipes widely available has helped users move away from the deadlier practice of injecting drugs.
For 10 years, a Wisconsin journalist was told "get sober first" before getting help. Then she found SMART Recovery, a peer support program co-founded by a Madison psychologist that welcomes people wherever they are in their journey.
A Washington church just won a landmark legal victory protecting harm reduction services under disability law. The ruling could help communities nationwide save lives through programs like syringe exchanges.
After a near-fatal overdose, Liv transformed her ketamine addiction into a mission to save others from the same pain. Now thriving in recovery, she's using poetry and volunteer work to show young people that healing is possible.
New research from Australia shows harm reduction programs deliver massive returns, saving lives and millions of dollars. Every dollar invested in services like needle exchanges and overdose prevention could return more than $10 in benefits.
New Zealand just proved you can help smokers switch to safer vapes without hooking kids. Youth vaping dropped 50% while the country races toward becoming smoke-free.
People who switched to cannabis beverages cut their alcohol consumption from 7 drinks per week to just 3, according to a first-of-its-kind study from the University at Buffalo. The research offers fresh hope for anyone looking to reduce drinking without going cold turkey.