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Don’t “Defund” the War on Drugs⁠—Cut It Off

It took the caught-on-camera murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin—and weeks of massive street protests, clashes…

June 18, 2020

“A Million Experiments”⁠—Leading Abolitionists Outline Roadmap to #DefundPolice

Amid an unprecedented mainstream debate over disarming and disbanding police, leading abolitionists published a tool guide to conceptually clarify the…

June 17, 2020

The Pandemic Accelerates the Rise⁠—and Criminalization⁠—of Tent Cities

Just before we went into lockdown, I visited Sanctuary, a homelessness organization in Toronto, to interview people with experience of…

June 17, 2020

Safe Supply Pioneer Presents Vaping as Central to Harm Reduction

  "I am an accidental voice in the vaping world," began Dr. Mark Tyndall, a professor at the University of…

June 17, 2020

Hong Kong’s Rejection of Vapes Ban Could Have Welcome Influence

The Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates (CAPHRA) has won an important victory. On June 2, the Hong…

June 16, 2020

New K2 Compound in Canadian Heroin Supply Amid Surging Fatal ODs

A little-known synthetic cannabinoid, a class of compounds colloquially referred to as "K2" or "spice," has been recently popping up…

June 16, 2020

“There Is No Naloxone for Racism”—Kassandra Frederique Speaks Out

Since George Floyd was horrifically murdered by Minneapolis cops on May 25, events have unfolded dramatically, and amid worldwide protests,…

June 16, 2020

Beyond Stigma: How Researchers May Trigger Drug Users

Harm reductionists have long called on journalists, politicians and treatment providers to adopt non-stigmatizing language when speaking about people who…

June 15, 2020

Scrutinizing Bernie Sanders’ 10 New Prosecutor Endorsements

When it comes to candidates for top prosecutor in many of America’s biggest cities, Bernie Sanders’ previous endorsements have foreshadowed…

June 15, 2020

Solidarity, Not Charity: Mutual Aid in LGBTQ+ Drug-Using Communities

Mutual aid has never been in the spotlight in the way it is now. As a result of COVID-19 and…

June 15, 2020