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Learning the Blues: West Coast Grapples With Shifting Drug Supply

“Forever, the prevalence of what kinds of drugs people did was completely boring,” Alex Kral, an epidemiologist from the nonprofit…

December 16, 2021

Nova Scotia to Open Sydney’s First SCS, Fund Existing Halifax Site

Sydney, Nova Scotia, will soon open its first authorized safe consumption site (SCS). The provincial health department will spend the…

December 8, 2021

Toronto Will Make Drug Decriminalization Request, But Fears Remain

In a publicly broadcast meeting on December 6, Toronto’s Board of Health voted unanimously to move forward with an exemption…

December 7, 2021

Safe Consumption Sites Are Opening in New York City

On November 30, New York City authorized two safe consumption sites to begin operations as soon as possible. The decision,…

November 30, 2021

Tensions Mount in Fight to Open Ontario Safe Consumption Site

Harm reduction advocates are fighting to open the second safe consumption site (SCS) in Hamilton, Ontario. But some residents, including…

November 29, 2021

A Court Rejected the Disease Theory of Opioid Addiction. Will We Listen?

The idea that opioid painkillers are inevitably addictive was put on trial and refuted. But this modern disease theory seemingly…

November 22, 2021

Philly’s Addiction-Treatment Smoking Ban Ends, Leaving Bitter Taste

The horribly misguided smoking and vaping ban in Philadelphia’s city-funded drug treatment programs, including outdoor spaces, has finally been lifted.…

November 19, 2021

San Francisco Eyes Location for Authorized Safe Consumption Site

San Francisco plans to open its first safe consumption site (SCS) by 2022. It would be the first such US…

November 18, 2021

Veterans Data Show Surge in Stimulant-Involved Deaths

United States military veterans are increasingly vulnerable to stimulant-involved deaths, according to new research. Many of the deaths were attributed…

November 10, 2021

PA Harm Reductionists Rally Around Bill to Authorize Syringe Programs

Susan Ousterman lost her son Tyler to an overdose when he was 24. If the state of Pennsylvania had legal,…

November 2, 2021