OPC

Remembering Peter Krykant, Who Knew Harm Reduction Couldn’t Wait

It’s been a few months since Peter Krykant’s passing in June, at the age of 48. He hit the global…

November 20, 2025

Judge Offers Baltimore $100 million for OD Crisis—Far Less Than City Sought

A judge has offered Baltimore $100 million for opioid abatement efforts in a landmark case—but only if it accepts a…

August 11, 2025

Police in Ontario Increasingly Obstruct Harm Reduction Service Delivery

[Co-authored by Dylan De Marsh and Ann De Shalit.]   Police in Ontario are increasingly interfering with the operation of…

July 17, 2025

Burlington Plans to Open Vermont’s First Overdose Prevention Center

On April 28, the City Council of Burlington, Vermont, voted unanimously to approve opening an overdose prevention center (OPC) in…

May 1, 2025

Canada’s Election Guarantees Grim Outlook for Harm Reduction

As Canadians head to the polls in the coming days, they will be faced with few options to increase access…

April 25, 2025

Will Minnesota, Which Authorized OPC, Actually Open Them?

Minnesota was just the second US state (after Rhode Island) to authorize overdose prevention centers allowing supervised drug use in…

April 24, 2025

Scotland’s Overdose Prevention Center Up and Running: Will There Be More?

In January, Scotland opened the first sanctioned overdose prevention center (OPC) in the United Kingdom. As of March 17, the…

March 26, 2025

Last-Ditch Court Bid Aims to Block Ontario Consumption Sites Shutdown

People who use drugs and a service provider are fighting legislation enacted by the Ontario provincial government which, if implemented,…

March 24, 2025

OPC and “Paraphernalia” Decrim Bills Miss Key Deadline in Maryland

Harm reduction advocates in Maryland have fought for years to get lawmakers to pass legislation to prevent overdose deaths. After…

March 18, 2025

Baltimore’s First Overdose Response Chief Endorses OPC and Safe Supply

With a historic drop in overdose deaths and hundreds of millions of opioid settlement dollars heading to the city’s coffers,…

March 6, 2025