Harm Reduction

The science and policy of minimising risks associated with substance use, high-risk behaviours, and public health challenges — grounded in evidence rather than stigma.

On May 26, 2026, Vermont became the first U.S. state to ban paraquat, a weed-killing pesticide, due to its potential link to Parkinson’s disease.
My tobacco addiction grabbed hold of me quietly and quickly—and I loved every minute of it. At first, smoking was an occasional pleasure I enjoyed on the weekends when I drank with my friends.
Join Drs. Chuck Dinerstein and Lynn Webster and host Cam English on the Science Dispatch podcast as they discuss:
Our increasingly busy lives are often sustained, at least in theory, by multitasking—rapidly switching attention between tasks rather than doing them truly in parallel or completing them one at a time.
There is no American institution more dedicated to collective action than our armed forces. Even a cursory examination of our Medal of Honor winners shows how the good of the collective triumphed over the well-being of the individual.
A recent Washington Post column by Charles Fain Lehman and Kevin Sabet claims that current data prove s
Notwithstanding protestations to the contrary, RFK Jr. keeps trying to eviscerate US vaccine policy. Thanks to the American Academy of Pediatrics, he’s largely failed. So far.