Viewed from the United States, Canada’s comparatively liberal social mores and universal healthcare would seem to set the stage for…
Communities most impacted by the overdose crisis are more likely to back groundbreaking interventions like safe consumption sites (SCS) in…
Cherisse was 17 years old in 2009, and had recently given birth to a baby boy. A member of the…
When people who are dependent on opioids are incarcerated and denied access, they go into withdrawal—an often-painful condition with symptoms…
In November 2018, Scotland launched a revised national drug policy that prioritizes recovery resources, including enhancing harm reduction resources. But according…
On May 10, the members of the Health and Human Services Committee of Maine’s legislature debated LD949—a bill that would…
In British Columbia, an entirely peer-taught overdose prevention "Street Degree" program has graduated its first batch of certificate recipients. They…
Three widely distributed stories from the past couple of months illustrate the profound ways in which the media perpetuates harmful…
President Donald Trump's contradictory messages about his response to the opioid-involved overdose crisis were on full display during a self-congratulatory…
On April 16, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) launched its latest punishment-driven, treatment-inflected response to the opioid-involved overdose crisis in…