Harm Reduction

The illicit tobacco trade is running rampant, say some members of Congress, and they re introducing the aptly named Smuggled Tobacco Prevention (STOP) Act as a solution to this black market business.

Harm reduction has been an effective tool in relieving the plight of drug addicts who are at an increased risk of contracting severe infections especially hepatitis and HIV, but also drug-resistant bacteria such as MRSA as a result of using co

Are hospitals really doing enough to help smokers quit the dangerous habit?

The clean nicotine delivery device known as the electronic cigarette has fared well in its first clinical trial.

Lisa R. Lauve is the new sheriff at Christus St.

North America s only safe-injection site for drug addicts will be allowed to continue its services, the Supreme C

In keeping with the unimpressive success rate of conventional smoking cessation aids, cytosine, an anti-smoking drug first marketed in 1964, has only an 8.4 percent success rate among smokers,

A lengthy article in this week s New England Journal of Medicine catalogues a variety of approaches to helping smokers quit within the health

In a letter to the FDA on modified risk tobacco products (MRTP), a coalition of public health non-profits, including the American Cancer Society, The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, and the American Heart Association, cites the tobacco industry s

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