harm-reduction

The Birmingham City Council approved $609,699 from an opioid settlement to hire staff for its drug enforcement team, steering abatement money toward policing.

Ingham County health officials are urging residents to take precautions after a weekend spike in drug overdoses, including at least one suspected death.

The days after a nonfatal overdose are the most dangerous of all. What happens in the hospital, what to say when they wake up, and how to build a safety plan that actually holds.

Starting Dec. 13, 2026, New York employers that keep first-aid supplies on hand must also stock an opioid antagonist at work. What the new rules require.

Utah officials say products labeled 'cat's claw' actually contained the synthetic kratom opioids MGPI and MGM-15 — after four deaths. Here's what to know.

St. Louis County health officials say lab testing found a synthetic opioid in a tablet marketed as kratom — and told residents to check the labels. What families should know.

Sharing injection equipment can transmit hepatitis C, hepatitis B, and HIV. A calm guide to testing, treatment, vaccines, and harm reduction for families.

Gov. Matt Meyer signed Senate Bill 249 on Sept. 30, 2026, licensing harm reduction programs in Delaware and pairing the law with Executive Order 28 oversight.

Nine overdose deaths in Northwest Florida and two Ole Miss student deaths sit behind new warnings about concentrated 7-OH kratom products sold in stores.