Why RISD students are designing spaces for people to safely do drugs
An interdisciplinary design studio at the Rhode Island School of Design is looking at how harm reduction centers can take a more holistic approach to addiction.
The inherent danger of hard drug use is often compounded by the logistics of actually using it. Whether needle-delivered drugs like heroin or overdose-prone pharmaceuticals like fentanyl, a bad injection or tainted batch can be fatal. People taking these drugs, often alone and in precarious places like alleys or the backseats of cars, are taking their lives in their hands.