R Street’s Harm-Reduction program aims for integrated harm reduction with tobacco, opioid and sexual behavior as central elements. We believe that “abstinence only” approaches to risky behaviors will not work on a population-wide basis. As such, we emphasize harm-reduction approaches that accept that harmful behavior may continue even as we seek to mitigate – if not eliminate – the harms involved.
The Issue
Publications
Although e-cigarettes are currently available on the market, for a variety of reasons, such as a lack of application guidance and unclear deadlines, no e-cigarette has yet been formally approved by…
July 11, 2019
Senator Joanne M. Comerford
Chair, Joint Committee on Public Health
State House, Room 70-C
Representative John J. Mahoney
Chair, Joint Committee on Public Health
State…
The Stupidity of Cigar Legislation
Carrie Wade
From Ministry of Cigars:
The American Food & Drug Administration (FDA) did a study. A systematic review of the risk of cigar smoking. The FDA reviewed 22 different studies to draw their…
The Mad San Fran Vape Ban
Carrie Wade & David Bahr
From Adam Smith Institute:
Writing earlier this year for The Washington Times, Carrie Wade and David Bahr of the R Street Institute explain:
Studies supporting the notion that kids who try vaping…
Georgia Needs Creative Solutions to Combat the Opioid Crisis
Marc Hyden
Over 400,000 Americans have died from opioid abuse, be it heroin or synthetic prescriptions, since 1999. To put this death toll into perspective, roughly the same number of Americans perished in…
Tobacco has traditionally been taxed based upon risk, and understandably so. Smoking is exceedingly dangerous. However, the New Hampshire legislature may deviate from that traditional method of…
Testimony from:
Kristen Nyman, Government Affairs Specialist, R Street Institute
Testimony on the Budget
June 20, 2019
Members of the New Hampshire Legislature:
My name is Kristen Nyman,…
Two drug crises have fought their way to the top tier of American consciousness: prescription medication addiction and drug trafficking.
Sorting out the appropriate guiderails for the use of…
R Street Argues for Flavours
Carrie Wade
From Vaping Digest:
Clive Bates is well known for his harm reduction advocacy. The former ASH UK man, who campaigned against smoking, has embraced vaping as a tobacco-harm reduction tool. He has…
Recently, an article in the Daily Hampshire Gazette cited
opinions in favor of prohibiting flavored tobacco and vaping products in
Massachusetts. The views expressed
by those pushing for the ban are…