Tag: safe consumption
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 ...
The End of Governor Cuomo and His Shameful Legacy on Overdose
On August 10, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced his resignation (in two weeks, ...
In Massachusetts, Our Fight for Safe Consumption Sites Is Gaining Ground
In 2020 there were at least 2,104 opioid-involved overdose deaths in Massachusetts, the highest ...
With Rhode Island Safe Consumption Win, Pressure Mounts on New York
New York keeps trailing behind its neighbors on vital drug policy issues. From adult-use ...
Melbourne Advocates Fight Backlash to New Safe Consumption Site Plan
Controversy is escalating in Melbourne, Australia, over the location of what would be the ...
Rhode Island Makes History by Legalizing Safe Consumption Sites
The governor of Rhode Island on Wednesday signed a bill to establish a safe ...
Will Rhode Island Be the First State to Legalize Safe Consumption Sites?
The prospect of safe consumption sites (SCS) for mitigating the United States’ historic overdose ...
Boston’s “Methadone Mile” and the Wars on Drug Users, Unhoused People
Four gentrifying Boston neighborhoods—Roxbury, Dorchester, the South End and South Boston—collide and form the ...
Why the Drug User Liberation Front Gave Out Free, Checked Drugs in Vancouver
The Drug User Liberation Front, a Vancouver-based activist group, made a serious statement on ...
