In 2020, Ohio-based nonprofit the SOAR Initiative launched a pioneering “bad batch” alert system. Its platform allows anyone to submit…
Two months after organizing one of the unsanctioned overdose prevention sites (OPS) that launched a movement across Canada, a British…
Two months after doctors in British Columbia set up a pair of unsanctioned overdose prevention centers (OPC) outside local hospitals,…
I have been homeless. I have been addicted to heroin. I have spent a great deal of my life as…
The Drug User Liberation Front (DULF) in Vancouver has outlined its intended defense to criminal charges against two of its…
If you pay attention to the news, you’ve likely heard of naloxone, the medication that can reverse an opioid overdose.…
I’ve been using fentanyl and other opioids, off and on, for the past 15 years. I’ve experienced a lot of…
Tim Walz was announced as the running mate of Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris on August 6, and took the…
A bill to authorize overdose prevention centers in Massachusetts was unanimously approved by the state Senate, but won't move forward…
Vermont Governor Phil Scott (R) has vetoed legislation that would authorize a safe consumption site (SCS) pilot. On May 30,…