In the United States, political discourse around Mexico and fentanyl typically scapegoats the country for producing drugs consumed north of…
Right now, cities and provinces around Canada are pursuing decriminalization in piecemeal fashion. Recently, British Columbia and its largest city…
On February 4, the United Kingdom launched an independent review to study smoking-related health disparities. It’s the government’s latest move…
Alberta harm reductionists are reeling as their appeal over an injunction against a new provincial supervised consumption sites mandate was…
The city of Winnipeg, Manitoba is giving free steel fire barrels to unhoused residents living outdoors. Officials say it’s to…
Alberta, Canada, remains a battleground for harm reduction rights. This past August, a coalition of local organizations launched a lawsuit…
The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, is hoping to introduce a scheme that would enable young people to avoid getting…
[This article is excerpted from Stop Smoking Start Vaping by Dr. Colin Mendelsohn. Copyright © 2022.] For decades, tobacco…
The World Health Organization’s reputation took another big hit at a conference in London earlier this month that discussed global…
Bhutan was the first country to ban the import and sale of tobacco, in 2004. But New Zealand is held…