International Drug Users Day, marked on November 1, is very near and dear to my heart. I’ve lost so many people…
Does Puerto Rico Governor Pedro Pierluisi Urrutia support decriminalizing drugs? He just gave a lukewarm indication that he could. But…
I have been homeless. I have been addicted to heroin. I have spent a great deal of my life as…
In cases where 911 is called, more bystanders than previously have been using naloxone when they believe someone is experiencing…
Canadian opponents of harm reduction have been pointing to recent data from Alberta as proof the province’s treatment-based approach to…
I’ve been using drugs—opioids, stimulants and many others—on and off for basically my whole adult life. I don’t see it…
Between April 2023 and April 2024, drug-related deaths across the country appear to have fallen more than 10 percent. Provisional…
If you pay attention to the news, you’ve likely heard of naloxone, the medication that can reverse an opioid overdose.…
The nonprofit Safehouse is fighting on in a legal struggle which has so far lasted over almost five years, in…
A new study found that drug decriminalization in Oregon did not cause an increase in overdose mortality in the state—refuting…