Back in the 1990s, Switzerland pioneered heroin-assisted treatment—successfully addressing HIV and overdose crises by offering an early form of safe…
On International Overdose Awareness Day, August 31, more than 50 harm reduction groups in California called on the state government…
On May 4 in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, the Drug User Liberation Front (DULF) distributed 3.5 grams each of fentanyl-free heroin,…
Despite efforts to make medical safe supply programs in Canada as low-barrier as possible, they still require most participants to…
Traditionally, the conversation around US safe supply consists of saying that we don’t have one and then pointing to Canada.…
Over the last year or so, I have been purchasing most of my supply of drugs—including fentanyl, cocaine, Xanax, MDMA…
Safer supply saves lives. It’s that simple. People who use and sell drugs have long known this, and academic research…
Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, in April 2020, there was a confirmed case at a pop-up shelter in Halifax, Nova…
Back before I'd ever heard of harm reduction, I spent a lot of time preoccupied with whether my prescription stimulant…
In 2019, Canada funded an expansion of safe supply and put out a call for pilot programs. Of particular interest…