safe supply

Documents Show BC Knew Safe-Supply Diversion Was Negligible

Even as British Columbia’s Ministry of Health was caving to right-wing panic over “diversion” of safe supply drugs, its public…

February 18, 2026

In British Columbia, Drug Policy Rollbacks Are Limiting HIV Care

Harley Ransom began practicing harm reduction in southeastern Ontario in the late 1980s, when he was 6 years old. His…

February 10, 2026

DULF Challenge: Health Canada Official Flounders on the Stand

A senior Canadian bureaucrat struggled on the witness stand to reconcile past statements by the federal government with its claim…

January 29, 2026

The Merseyside Experiment: Will UK Recall Its Heroin-Prescribing History?

“The war on drugs has failed,” Zack Polanski told reporters in October 2025. The new leader of the Green Party…

January 27, 2026

Discontinued Canadian Safe Supply Program Was Working, Study Shows

Facing right-wing backlash, harm reduction initiatives around Canada have steadily been rolled back. Safer opioid supply (SOS) programs—which provide pharmaceutical-grade…

January 22, 2026

The Lessons of My Near-Death Experience With Medetomidine

A misguided nurse coinciding with the arrival of medetomidine in the drug supply nearly proved fatal for me. It’s impossible…

January 21, 2026

BC Human Rights Commissioner Slams Overdose Inaction as “Violation”

Government inaction on the overdose crisis is a human rights violation, according to a recent position statement released by British…

December 4, 2025

Baltimore Drug Users Want Safe Supply, Know How It Should Look

People who use drugs in Baltimore, overwhelmingly support prescribed safe supply programs, according to new research. Published in the International…

December 2, 2025

DULF’s Constitutional Challenge to Compassion-Club Charges Begins

As British Columbia’s overdose crisis escalated in the second half of the 2010s, Jeremy Kalicum was getting his first experience…

November 25, 2025

“Hung Out to Dry”—DULF Pair Convicted But Plan Challenge

“DULF’s pilot project worked,” a Supreme Court of British Columbia judge stated on November 7, referring to the compassion club…

November 10, 2025