Harm Reduction
Purdue Pharma gives $9M to Harm Reduction Therapeutics for opioid overdose reversal meds
Purdue Pharma announced it plans to provide up to $9 million in additional financial support for a low-cost over-the-counter intranasal naloxone spray.
NIH creates harm reduction research network to address opioid, overdose crises
The NIH announced it has established a research network that aims to test harm reduction strategies in different community settings affected by opioid use to inform efforts to help save lives.
Canadian opioid supply program shows decreased rates of ED visits, hospitalizations, costs
A timed series analysis of a safer opioid supply program in Ontario, Canada, showed decreased rates of ED visits, hospitalizations and health care costs, researchers reported in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.
Six ways the Biden administration intends to curtail drug overdoses
Biden administration officials recently discussed several initiatives within a multi-pronged, multi-agency collaboration that they said are needed to address the overdose epidemic.
Harm-reduction treatment may benefit those experiencing homelessness, alcohol use disorder
Pharmacological/behavioral harm-reduction treatment improved alcohol-related outcomes and physical health-related quality of life in those experiencing homelessness and alcohol use disorder, researchers reported in The Lancet Psychiatry.