overdose prevention centers

Despite Court Win, Few Consumption Sites Saved From Ontario Shutdown Despite Court Win, Few Consumption Sites Saved From Ontario Shutdown 

Despite Court Win, Few Consumption Sites Saved From Ontario Shutdown

Harm reduction advocates in Ontario succeeded in winning a court injunction against a new provincial law barring supervised consumption sites…

April 3, 2025
Documents Show BC Scrapped OPC Plan at Hospitals Where Pop-Ups RanDocuments Show BC Scrapped OPC Plan at Hospitals Where Pop-Ups Ran

Documents Show BC Scrapped OPC Plan at Hospitals Where Pop-Ups Ran

On November 18, the newly organized group Doctors for Safer Drug Policy set up unsanctioned overdose prevention sites on the…

November 22, 2024
Unsanctioned Overdose Prevention Sites Open Outside Two BC HospitalsUnsanctioned Overdose Prevention Sites Open Outside Two BC Hospitals

Unsanctioned Overdose Prevention Sites Open Outside Two BC Hospitals

After two weeks in Royal Jubilee Hospital with a bad bout of pneumonia, Jared had stepped outside to smoke. Not…

November 18, 2024
Why Alberta’s OD Figures Don’t Make a Case Against Harm ReductionWhy Alberta’s OD Figures Don’t Make a Case Against Harm Reduction

Why Alberta’s OD Figures Don’t Make a Case Against Harm Reduction

Canadian opponents of harm reduction have been pointing to recent data from Alberta as proof the province’s treatment-based approach to…

September 27, 2024
VT Overdose Prevention Centers to Allow Smoking Areas, Mobile UnitsVT Overdose Prevention Centers to Allow Smoking Areas, Mobile Units

VT Overdose Prevention Centers to Allow Smoking Areas, Mobile Units

Vermont has unveiled operating guidelines for overdose prevention centers (OPC), which will include smoking consumption areas and potentially mobile sites.…

September 16, 2024
NY Gov. Hochul Silent on Overdose Prevention Centers as Pressure MountsNY Gov. Hochul Silent on Overdose Prevention Centers as Pressure Mounts

NY Gov. Hochul Silent on Overdose Prevention Centers as Pressure Mounts

New York Governor Kathy Hochul has never been outspoken about overdose prevention centers (OPC). But since taking office in January…

August 29, 2024