Some experts recommend smoking rather than injecting fentanyl to avoid needle-related diseases. But, smoking fentanyl is dangerous and can lead to second and third-hand exposures.

Methamphetamine was recently ranked New Zealand's second-most harmful drug behind alcohol, and is the country's most injected drug. Injecting drugs is associated with additional risks such as vein and ...

President Trump’s plan to curb “urban disorder” could spell the end of “safe injection sites” that flout federal drug laws. The idea that local governments have to comply with federal law has, ...

Methamphetamine, often simply called meth, is a stimulant that speeds up the central nervous system by boosting levels of dopamine, a neurotransmitter involved in movement and motivation. Prolonged ...

That’s what the Lowell City Council accomplished in overwhelmingly voting last week to prohibit safe injection sites ahead of proposed bills in the Legislature that would allow such facilities in ...

Without a lot of fanfare, drug counselor Miles Hamlin opened a resource hub in north Minneapolis on Tuesday for drug users to get sterile needles, fentanyl test strips and Narcan. They can shower, do ...