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It’s well documented that urban and rural communities alike are suffering from our nation’s overdose crisis. But rural regions must overcome some distinctive barriers, among them: higher rates of ...

A new harm reduction center recently opened in Wasilla. The center serves people looking to reduce HIV and Hepatitis transmission and to reduce opioid overdoses. It will be the third center run by 4As ...

It’s about preventing avoidable illness and death and improving public safety,” Monroe County Commissioner Jody Madeira said.

Harm reduction is an approach to treating those with alcohol and other substance-use problems that does not require patients to commit to complete abstinence before treatment begins. Instead, an array ...