The first time I ever got cotton fever, I thought it was just bad dope that had left me in…
The Roseburg, Oregon, City Council is weighing an ordinance that would prohibit harm reduction programs from distributing syringes in public…
Hawaii has passed legislation authorizing syringe service programs (SSP) to begin distribution as needed, in place of the current model…
David Fawver (1956-2025) was a beloved activist in Olympia, Washington, known to everyone as Long Hair Dave. His street-based HIV-prevention…
Around 1,000 people who use drugs, activists, scholars and policymakers have gathered in Bogotá, Colombia, for the 28th annual Harm…
As people gathered in Vancouver’s Victory Square on April 14 to mark nine years since British Columbia declared the overdose…
A proposal advancing in the Texas legislature would authorize syringe service program (SSP) pilots in a total of seven counties,…
As Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) take a chainsaw to federal agencies and funding, critical research—including that related…
Two months after organizing one of the unsanctioned overdose prevention sites (OPS) that launched a movement across Canada, a British…
For years, Judy Chang has been a leader in the movement for drug-user rights. Since 2017, she’s served as executive…