Doug Johnson

    Doug is a writer, editor and journalist whose work has appeared in National Geographic, Undark Magazine, New Scientist and Hakai, among others. He lives in Alberta, Canada.

    Myriad New Drugs Complicate Legalization, as Well as Harm Reduction

    Humans have found or created a truly staggering number of psychoactive substances. Some, like ...

    Could Canada’s New Political Alliance Speed Drug Decriminalization?

    Two of Canada’s left-of-center parties have entered an agreement that will prop up the ...

    Students Launch Bid to Decriminalize All Drugs in Ann Arbor, Michigan

    A student group has launched a campaign to decriminalize drug possession and low-level distribution ...

    New York Protest Tells Politicians to Stop Targeting Harm Reduction  

    Harm reduction advocates and workers, including members of VOCAL-New York, converged at the Staten ...

    San Francisco Hospital Program Offers Harm Reduction to Patients

    In some hospitals in the United States, doctors will send people home with prescriptions ...

    Mexican Harm Reduction Project Monitors Fentanyl in Drug Supplies

    In the United States, political discourse around Mexico and fentanyl typically scapegoats the country ...

    What Are the Prospects for Canada’s Federal Drug Decriminalization Bill?

    Right now, cities and provinces around Canada are pursuing decriminalization in piecemeal fashion. Recently, ...

    Could Crack Cocaine Vapes Be Harm Reduction Tools of the Future?

    There is a glut of research surrounding safer alternatives for people who use opioids. ...