Matthew is an International Board member with International Network of Health and Hepatitis in Substance Users, a knowledge translator for the Dr. Peters Centre and a harm reduction knowledge broker. He was previously the program manager with the Canadian Association of People Who Use Drugs.
Matthew’s freelance writing has appeared in publications including The Conversation, Doctors Nova Scotia, Policy Options and The Coast. He was also on the 64th Canadian delegation to the Commission on Narcotic Drugs. He is a current drug user and a formerly incarcerated person.
On December 2, the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Canada, passed a law that will shut down 10 supervised drug consumption…
International Drug Users Day, marked on November 1, is very near and dear to my heart. I’ve lost so many people…
I’ve been using drugs—opioids, stimulants and many others—on and off for basically my whole adult life. I don’t see it…
I’ve been using fentanyl and other opioids, off and on, for the past 15 years. I’ve experienced a lot of…
Claire Macon in Providence, Rhode Island, has one of the rarest job titles in the United States: overdose prevention center…
I’ve experienced a lot of harms related to substance use, but the one that got me into harm reduction was…
In North America, fentanyl and other potent synthetic drugs in the supply have been associated with an unprecedented overdose crisis…
North America’s unregulated drug supply has grown ever more unpredictable, which often means deadly. Since the arrival of fentanyl, the…
There are all kinds of reasons a person who uses drugs might need to go to the emergency room. These…
Safe consumption sites don’t just protect people from fatal overdose within their walls, suggests recent research. The study, published in…