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 united in support of the ongoing…

September 20, 2021

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, that is). Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul…

August 12, 2021

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 ever recorded and nearly four times…

August 10, 2021

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 marijuana to decriminalization of psychedelics, nearby…

July 12, 2021

Melbourne Advocates Fight Backlash to New Safe Consumption Site Plan

Controversy is escalating in Melbourne, Australia, over the location of what would be the city's second safe consumption site (SCS).…

July 9, 2021

Rhode Island Makes History by Legalizing Safe Consumption Sites

The governor of Rhode Island on Wednesday signed a bill to establish a safe consumption site (SCS) pilot program where…

July 8, 2021

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 death toll has long been delayed…

March 1, 2021

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 intersection of Massachusetts Ave and Melnea…

February 9, 2021

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 June 23. During a protest in…

August 11, 2020