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Researchers show why cannabis policies should shift to a harm reduction, health promotion approach to safeguard public health

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Millions of Americans use cannabis to treat a plethora of health conditions. They are rarely under a health care provider’s supervision and their access to quality information about the substances they are consuming and their potential risks is limited at best. A paper published today in the American Journal of Public Healththe official journal of … Read more

Groundbreaking device instantly detects dangerous street drugs, offering hope for harm reduction

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A portable device that can instantly detect dangerous street drugs at extremely low concentrations has been developed at the University of Bath in the UK. The device, which is being trialled by drug-checking services in the UK, Norway and New Zealand, can identify substances such as benzodiazepines and synthetic opioids that are difficult to detect … Read more