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.

    Vancouver’s Advancing Drug Decriminalization Plan Sparks Controversies

    People who use drugs weren’t given a voice in Vancouver’s most recent step towards ...

    Legalizing Opioids: Three Proposed Models for Non-Medical Use

    A rarity among academic papers, a new piece of research proposes models for legalizing opioids ...

    Why New 12-Step Members May Avoid Carrying Naloxone

    For new members of 12-step programs like Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous, naloxone can ...

    The Last Days of Heroin: Fentanyl’s Rise and the Pattern It Represents

    Five years ago, British Columbia saw a change. People who use drugs in the ...

    Pandemic Hits Harm Reduction Workers Hard—Particularly “Peers”

    A few weeks back, Soma Snakeoil, an artist and the founder of Los Angeles-based ...

    Alberta Government Rejects Safe Supply, Bets Heavily on Abstinence

    As an experienced harm reduction nurse in Alberta, Corey Ranger has been on the ...

    The Importance of Drug Researchers Being Able to Disclose Their Own Use

    Should drug researchers be open about their own drug use? This topic of research ...