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If You’re a Cop, There Are Better Ways for You to Use Narcan

As the overdose crisis escalates, so do law enforcement's misconceptions about Narcan, the nasal-spray formulation of the opioid-overdose antidote naloxone.…

March 12, 2024

“Disgusted”—Consumers, Harm Reductionists React to UK Vape Tax

The United Kingdom’s government has confirmed a new vape tax, in a decision that angers advocates and threatens to undermine…

March 12, 2024

Denver Prepares to “Lead the Way” With Legal Psilocybin Businesses

Officials in Denver are actively considering how the city will host and oversee psilocybin businesses, after Colorado voted in 2022…

March 12, 2024

Our Research Shows We Need Compassion Clubs to Stop OD Deaths

On March 7, a judicial review began of Health Canada’s 2022 decision to deny the Drug User Liberation Front an…

March 11, 2024

It’s Critically Important to Tell Women the Truth About Nicotine

Elaine Keller, a cancer survivor and powerful advocate for tobacco harm reduction, once asked an important question: “Why is your…

March 8, 2024

Philly Activists Rally Against Kensington Crackdown, Attacks on Harm Reduction

Philadelphia advocates are speaking out against the city for targeting both people who use drugs and harm reduction provision, in…

March 8, 2024

Indigenous Tribe’s Plan to Sell Cannabis Sparks Sovereignty Battle

An Indigenous American tribe is fighting for its right to sell cannabis, after voting in favor of legalization last fall.…

March 7, 2024

Virginia Cannabis Bills on Sales, Parenting, Resentencing Now With Gov. Youngkin

Virginia’s Democrat-led legislature passed a number of marijuana-related bills in recent weeks, sending them to Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin. He…

March 7, 2024

A Prison Drug Recovery Unit Provides Refuge, If You’re Abstinent

At South Central Correctional Facility (SCCF), a Tennessee prison privately operated by CoreCivic, those of us in general population are…

March 6, 2024

Can Court Cases Turn the Tide for Canadian Harm Reduction?

Amid a wave of hostile public and political discourse, several cases before the courts in British Columbia and Canada could…

March 6, 2024