Latest News for: harm reduction

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Federal judge struggles with scope of relief for fired workers

Times Union 26 Mar 2025
... preliminary injunction in the case, where 19 states and the District of Columbia contend they have been harmed by a large-scale reduction in the federal workforce without warning as required by law.
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OPINION | Op-Ed: Drastic EPA cuts will be harmful to Evansville

Courier & Press - Evansville 26 Mar 2025
This kind of reduction would severely weaken effective clean air and water programs, delay hazardous waste cleanups, and stall programs that are critical to our way and quality of life in Indiana.
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Putnam Lawmakers Assail Proposed Cuts to Medicaid

Putnam County News 26 Mar 2025
... Washington lawmakers for proposing significant reductions to Medicaid ... Harckham believes not only will the cuts be harmful to those on Medicaid but reductions will also “decimate our healthcare system.
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Iya Dammons on the need to fight Trump’s anti-trans attacks

Washington Blade 26 Mar 2025
“Through compassionate harm reduction and upward mobility services, advocacy support, and community engagement, we foster a respectful, non-judgmental environment that empowers individuals,” a website statement says.
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Workers expect layoffs as Eugene CAHOOTS cuts 24/7 service

The Register Guard 26 Mar 2025
All other White Bird Clinic programs will continue operating Monday through Friday during their usual hours, including the White Bird Medical Clinic, White Bird Dental Clinic, Harm Reduction and ...
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A harm-reduction approach to drug use (Houses of the Oireachtas)

Public Technologies 26 Mar 2025
A harm-reduction approach to drug use ... The move towards a harm-reduction approach to drug usage poses new considerations for parliament ... A pivot to harm-reduction (HR) is likely to be on the drugs policy and legislative agenda in the new parliament.
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Would work requirements for Medicaid lead to higher employment? Evidence says no | Opinion

Akron Beacon Journal 26 Mar 2025
A study by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities cites how the requirements are more likely to harm people with disabilities, women, rural residents and those performing low-wage jobs with unreliable hours ... They aren’t the only harm looming.
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Stark County Crime Prevention Breakfast honors officers, citizen, fire administrator

The Independent (inde) 26 Mar 2025
Morabito's award was presented by Delaney Green, forensic monitor and forensic coordinator for Stark County Mental Health and Addiction Recovery, for his work researching and implementing the Canton Township Fire Department's harm reduction program.
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Supporting DEI and maintaining services. Takeaways from David Crowley's State of the County speech

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 26 Mar 2025
In part funded through the county's recovery of opioid litigation settlements, the county launched its Overdose Prevention Team as well as installing harm reduction vending machines, which provide ...
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Inside Mexico's pioneering drug harm reduction programs

The Crescent News 25 Mar 2025
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Under warm strobe lights and pulsing house beats, a recent festival in Mexico City offered more than music, food and booze. Amidst the usual festival fare, a booth provided free, anonymous drug testing ... .
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New Milestone as Sweden Enshrines Policy That Can Turn World Smoke-Free

Antara News 25 Mar 2025
Stockholm--(ANTARA/Business Wire)-- Sweden has enshrined tobacco harm reduction in public health policy after becoming the first nation to prove it’s the most effective path to a smoke-free future.
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Letter to the editor: Nicotine flavor ban threatens business and public health

Summit Daily 25 Mar 2025
The FDA recently approved 20 ZYN nicotine pouch products, recognizing them as part of a harm-reduction strategy ... Rather than ineffective bans, we should focus on education and harm reduction strategies that respect consumer choice.
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Party with gas, play with fire: the dangerous renaissance of ‘whippets’ in the music scene

The Los Angeles Times 25 Mar 2025
'They thought I was a dead guy / I was on that NOS.') For those who work in harm reduction within drug and music scenes, it’s hard to tell if nitrous oxide is more popular or just more visible.
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