Tag: heroin
The Incredible Story of Zürich’s Journey to Harm Reduction
Drugs, troublemaking, bad grades. At the close of 1968, Sidi was expelled from school. ...
Why the Drug User Liberation Front Gave Out Free, Checked Drugs in Vancouver
The Drug User Liberation Front, a Vancouver-based activist group, made a serious statement on ...
Growing Coca, Poppy May Be Latin Americans’ Economic Safety Net Amid Pandemic
The coronavirus crisis has interrupted transnational drug supply—but that might not last long, the ...
Vancouver Lost a Legendary Drug-User Activist in Dave Murray
As drug-user activists, we often lose a couple friends each month. This month has ...
Drug Users in Study: Mixing Meth and Heroin Reduces Comedowns, Boosts Pleasure
Polydrug use is the norm, not the exception. Increased risks are associated with certain ...
A New Jersey Drug Market Falls Silent Amid the Pandemic
There’s an eerie calm as I step off the bus on the corner of ...
Six Years Ago, My Cousin Overdosed. What Could Have Saved Her Life?
This is the worst phone call of my life. It wakes me before 7 ...
Heroin Pipes: How the “Hammer” Was Built for Harm Reduction
A common misconception about people who use heroin is that they all want to ...
Almodóvar and Portman’s New Films Illuminate Love, Heroin and Addiction
Two current films wonder about the nature of addiction—one involving obsessive love, the other ...
Watch: “Not One More!” Harlem Residents on Overdose Deaths
To mark International Overdose Awareness Day, I went out on the streets of Harlem ...
