Use + Harm Reduction
“Regressive Thinking” Ends Syringe, Pipe Distribution at Edmonton Transit Stations
Until recently, Boyle Street Community Services staff had been handing out various harm reduction ...
The Spravato Diaries: My Ketamine-ish Depression Treatment
In the fall of 2020, COVID lockdown-induced depression triggered my incarceration-related PTSD and related ...
National Teen Survey Shows Static Drug-Use Rates Amid Increased Risks
Young America is in crisis, depicts a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...
Canada Claims We Have “Safe Supply.” Here’s What That Actually Looks Like.
I started injecting morphine in 2004. It made my face painfully flushed, and what ...
We Need Harm Reduction Built for and Led by Youth Who Use Drugs
Young people use drugs. We need to accept this reality, and give them what ...
Project to Set Up 100 Harm Reduction “Vending Machines” Across Canada
Vending machines are increasingly being deployed to distribute harm reduction supplies in North America. ...
Beyond “Zero Tolerance”? Syringe Access in Canadian Prisons
In the outside world, if you’re lucky enough to live somewhere that has harm ...
The End of the X-Waiver Is a Chance to Advance Health Equity
On January 12, the federal government announced an important change to drug policy that ...
New Jersey’s Plan to Offer Free Naloxone for All at Pharmacies
Getting naloxone should be about to get much easier in New Jersey. Governor Phil ...
Heroin Nasal Spray Increases Harm Reduction Options in Switzerland
Back in the 1990s, Switzerland pioneered heroin-assisted treatment—successfully addressing HIV and overdose crises by ...
