Use + Harm Reduction

How Will You Talk to Your Kids About Drug Safety?

If you are a parent, or hope to be someday, you’ve likely considered how you will teach your children about…

October 6, 2020

Youth Vaping Declines, But the CDC Clings to Its “Epidemic” Narrative

On September 9, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published their latest findings on vaping prevalence among youth.…

October 5, 2020

California Renews Non-Rx Pharmacy Syringe Access—But How Accessible Are They?

Californians will continue to be permitted to purchase sterile syringes and needles at community pharmacies without a prescription, thanks to…

October 1, 2020

Heart Infection Projected to Kill One in Five People Who Inject Opioids by 2030

In 10 years, one in five people who inject opioids is predicted to die from a preventable heart infection, according…

September 30, 2020

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 was decades in the making for…

September 29, 2020

The Shameful Closure of North America’s Busiest Safe Consumption Site

We Canadians may like to think of ourselves as more progressive than our southern neighbours when it comes to drug…

September 24, 2020

Major Report Sheds Light on Europe’s Changing Drug-Use Patterns

A major new report identifies changing patterns of drug use across Europe. Young British adults' continent-high rate of cocaine use…

September 23, 2020

Elizabeth Owens Was NYC’s Powerhouse HIV Organizer

A powerhouse activist organizing for people living with HIV, drug users and unhoused New Yorkers has died, it was announced…

September 23, 2020

Suboxone Is Now a Drug of Choice for Some in Philly. That’s No Bad Thing.

John (not his real name) was a regular on the Avenue. A biracial man in his late 20s, he was…

September 23, 2020

Researchers Confirm the Lifesaving Power of a Safe Supply of Drugs

A team of researchers working at a clinic in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia has added to the evidence behind advocacy…

September 16, 2020