You can be surrounded by people — or scrolling through hundreds of posts — and still feel completely alone inside. That's not weakness. That's not something wrong with you. That's what social loneliness feels like, and it's affecting millions of people right now, including a lot of people right here in the Central Valley.

Harm reduction is a practical way to reduce the chance of serious injury, infection, or death while someone is using substances or getting ready to change their use.