Tag: overdose
Toronto’s Bid to Decriminalize Drugs Hangs in the Balance
Toronto is the latest Canadian municipality seeking to end the criminalization of drug use. ...
Lawsuit Keeps Atlantic City’s Syringe Program Running, for Now
Atlantic City’s syringe service program (SSP) was due to shut down on October 12. ...
How Splitting and Sharing Got the OK at Canada’s Overdose Prevention and Supervised Consumption Sites
Never underestimate the power and dedication of a group of fearless and motivated harm ...
Drug Users Testify as MA Lawmakers Weigh Safe Consumption Sites
On September 27, Massachusetts lawmakers invited members of the public to speak about safe ...
Health Care Workers Need to Be Watching the Splintering Drug Supply
In the summer of 2016, the synthetic cannabinoid “K2” burst into the drug landscape ...
Criminal Justice Leaders Urge Supreme Court to Hear Safehouse Philly Case
On September 17, a group of 80 criminal justice leaders from across the country ...
Alberta’s Battle Over Harm Reduction Is Heating Up
The consistent hostility of Alberta’s government toward the province’s regulated supervised consumption sites (SCS) ...
How Overdose Surged for Black People as It Held Steady for Whites
As opioid-involved overdose fatalities were holding steady for most racial groups prior to the ...
Canada’s Conservative Party Campaigns to Make Abstinence “Overarching Goal”
In the run-up to Canada’s election on September 20, the Conservative Party of Canada ...
Activists Call on Canada to Back Heroin, Cocaine, Meth Buyer’s Clubs
On August 31, International Overdose Awareness Day, drug-user activists in British Columbia formally petitioned ...
