Back in the 1990s, Switzerland pioneered heroin-assisted treatment—successfully addressing HIV and overdose crises by offering an early form of safe…
Smoking heroin and other opioids can help people to avoid some of the harms associated with injecting, experts say. Meanwhile,…
There exists a common misconception that if a person uses illicit drugs, all of their problems stem from their drug…
Many people who use drugs in San Francisco have been reducing their injecting of heroin and other drugs and smoking…
On August 31, International Overdose Awareness Day, drug-user activists in British Columbia formally petitioned the Canadian federal government to operate…
I have lived in Maracaibo all my life. For many, the way of life here is one of simply trying…
A rarity among academic papers, a new piece of research proposes models for legalizing opioids for non-medical use. A glut of…
Right-wing media outlets are attacking a Seattle, Washington, harm reduction organization for promoting safer alternatives to injecting drugs. On February…
Five years ago, British Columbia saw a change. People who use drugs in the Canadian province started overdosing in higher…
In popular culture, people who sell drugs are stereotyped as remorseless monsters, like the loathsome Mikey Forrester from the book…