Electronic cigarettes, used both as a stable alternative to smoking tobacco and as a method of cessation, have become wildly popular in recent times. Many smokers have taken up the practice as an alternative to smoking, while the hardware aspect has borne a thriving hobbyist community. Continue reading A Lesser-Known Benefit of the Electronic Cigarette
Category Archives: Harm Reduction
World Health Organisation Supports Worldwide Decriminalisation of Drug Use
The United Nations’ organisation dealing in health research and recommendations, the World Health Organisation, recently published a report which recommended worldwide decriminalisation of personal drug use. Continue reading World Health Organisation Supports Worldwide Decriminalisation of Drug Use
Video on Medicinal Psychedelic Use
A video recently released by Amber Lyon of reset.meĀ makes a well presented case for the medicinal use of psychedelics in modern society, extolling its virtues while simultaneously dispelling prevalent myths about the physical danger of of taking the drugs.
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FDA Approves New Naloxone Treatment
The FDA recently approved the use of Naloxone as a prescription treatment in the household for use in the case of an opioid overdose, in the form of an intramuscular auto-injector – similar to EpiPens (epinephrine) carried by those with severe allergies. Continue reading FDA Approves New Naloxone Treatment
Global Drug Survey Releases Harm Reduction Guide
The Global Drug Survey, founded by Dr Adam Winstock, today released the results of its 2014 survey in the form of a fairly comprehensive and practical harm reduction guide, called ‘The Highway Code.’ Continue reading Global Drug Survey Releases Harm Reduction Guide