USA. Harm Reduction Is the Best Approach for COVID and Drug Addiction In both cases, harm reduction is a better strategy than draconian rules that feel virtuous but don't actually work. (Scientific American, USA, 07.07.2021) https://www.scientific…

Harm Reduction and Adaptations Among PWUD in Rural Oregon During COVID-19.  Seaman A, Leichtling G, Stack E, Gray M, Pope J, Larsen JE, Leahy JM, Gelberg L, Korthuis PT.  AIDS Behav. 2021 May;25(5):1331-1339. doi: 10.1007/s10461-020-0314…

Health literacy and changes in pattern of drug use among participants at the Stockholm Needle Exchange Program during the COVID-19 pandemic.  Lindqvist, K., Wallmofeldt, C., Holmén, E. et al.  Harm Reduct J 18, 52 (2021). doi.org/10.1186…

Trends in Filled Naloxone Prescriptions Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States.  O’Donoghue AL, Biswas N, Dechen T, et al.  JAMA Health Forum. 2021;2(5):e210393. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.0393 https://jamane…

USA. Make Harm Reduction Federal Health Policy Now, Say Yale Experts Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic over a year ago, alcohol and substance use has surged in the United States, along with overdoses from opioids. To save lives, using practi…

Kanada. Virtual 'spotting' could help keep drug users safe during COVID-19, U of T researchers say A group of researchers at the University of Toronto and the Canadian Association of People Who Use Drugs are studying a remote supervi…