Harm reduction & Safe supply
- Minor Drug Seizures By Vancouver Police Increased After ‘Decriminalization,’ Data Indicateswww.readthemaple.com Minor Drug Seizures By Vancouver Police Increased After ‘Decriminalization,’ Data Indicates
Data indicates that seizures of drugs in quantities at or below 2.5 grams increased by 34 per cent.
- Conservatives, London doctor spar over safe supply commentslfpress.com Conservatives, London doctor spar over safe supply comments
The Conservatives and London doctor Andrea Sereda are taking shots at each other over her support of safer opioid supply
- Involuntary drug treatment: ‘Compassionate intervention’ or policy dead end? - Healthy Debatehealthydebate.ca Involuntary drug treatment: ‘Compassionate intervention’ or policy dead end? - Healthy Debate
Involuntary treatment for substance use is being proposed in provinces across the country. But do programs like this work?
- The Deep Ties Between the US Drug War and Israeli Forcesfiltermag.org The Deep Ties Between the US Drug War and Israeli Forces
Overdose prevention researchers like me are familiar with the harms caused by the expansion of policing and surveillance. A steady ...
- Narcan Training: Harm Reduction In Music Festivalsstoutonia.com Narcan Training: Harm Reduction In Music Festivals
Lollapalooza, Chicago Illinois As the summer approaches, many students are planning on attending music festivals on their break. Music festivals bring people together and are filled with excitement…
- Think like a recovery capitalist: involuntary abstinence in the Emerald Citydrugdatadecoded.ca Think like a recovery capitalist: involuntary abstinence in the Emerald City
How a group of fundamentalists is constructing a great wooden horse standing tall on carcerality, profiteering and propaganda to deliver Compassion unto the people. The Emerald City is, on the surface, a beautiful place built from bounties buried deep in the Earth's crust, where most everyone bel...
- California Bill To Legalize Psychedelic Services Get Amendments Ahead Of Expected Committee Vote Next Month - Marijuana Momentwww.marijuanamoment.net California Bill To Legalize Psychedelic Services Get Amendments Ahead Of Expected Committee Vote Next Month - Marijuana Moment
A bipartisan bill to legalize psychedelic service centers in California has been amended in a number of different ways as supporters prepare for an expected committee hearing next month. The “Regulated Therapeutic Access to Psychedelics Act”—which would allow adults 21 and older could access psilocy...
- NEXT Naloxonewww.naloxoneforall.org NEXT Naloxone
Next Naloxone is an online and mail-based naloxone training and distribution platform. Next Naloxone is a project of Next Harm Reduction.
Next Naloxone is an online and mail-based naloxone training and distribution platform. Next Naloxone is a project of Next Harm Reduction.
- Ontario's top doctor calls for decriminalization, limits on legal substances
Ontario's top doctor is calling on the province to decriminalize possession of unregulated drugs for personal use and make available safer supply, as well explore raising the legal drinking age from 19 to 21.
- Idaho Slides Backwards, Prioritizing Abstinence Over Preserving Lifewww.acsh.org Idaho Slides Backwards, Prioritizing Abstinence Over Preserving Life
Harm reduction strategies have been used for decades in many developed countries to reduce diseases and overdoses from using drugs obtained on the black market. It's a major reason why those countries have lower drug-related illness and fatality rates than the U.S. In recent years, many state and lo...
- Audit finds 2 B.C. toxic drug harm-reduction programs weren't effectively implementedbc.ctvnews.ca Audit finds 2 B.C. toxic drug harm-reduction programs weren't effectively implemented
An audit of two harm-reduction programs meant to reduce toxic drug-related deaths in B.C. found the initiatives 'weren't effectively implemented.'
- Street-level drug dealer says BC's safe-supply issue is being 'weaponized' - Kelowna Newswww.castanet.net Street-level drug dealer says BC's safe-supply issue is being 'weaponized' - Kelowna News
A BC street-level drug dealer weighs in on the provinces safer-supply efforts. Says recent rhetoric is 'weaponizing' the issue.
- Smoking devices, pipes may become prohibited forms of harm reduction in West Virginiawww.wboy.com Smoking devices, pipes may become prohibited forms of harm reduction in West Virginia
A bill awaiting Gov. Jim Justice’s (R) signature or veto would make it so that syringe programs in West Virginia cannot distribute smoking devices as a means of harm reduction to people actively in…
- What Does Harm Reduction Mean to You?
> We see the phrase "harm reduction" everywhere these days: in the media, on billboards, on Google. I think we can all agree that the goal of harm reduction is to save lives. But what does it really mean and how do we practice it? Let's ask some people on the front lines.
- Managing substance use disorders with ‘empathy and love’ | The University of Arizona Health Scienceshealthsciences.arizona.edu Managing substance use disorders with ‘empathy and love’ | The University of Arizona Health Sciences
History, politics and morals converge in the field of harm reduction, which researchers say is about much more than telling people how to safely use drugs.
- Les Leyne: Is safe-supply diversion 'widespread'? Depends how you define itwww.timescolonist.com Les Leyne: Is safe-supply diversion 'widespread'? Depends how you define it
Police working the drug beat at street level in at least two communities say it is happening to some degree
- Growing Threat of Flesh-Rotting ‘Tranq’ Drug Weighs on States, Lawmakers Across Countrywww.nysun.com Growing Threat of Flesh-Rotting ‘Tranq’ Drug Weighs on States, Lawmakers Across Country
‘The rest of the country has a lot of catching up to do,’ a treatment provider who has been caring for xylazine patients at Philadelphia tells the Sun.
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- High number of drug-related deaths reported for first 2 months of 2024 in Sask.
> Seventy-four people are suspected to have died after consuming drugs in the first 60 days of 2024, according to the latest update from the Saskatchewan Coroners Service.
> Almost all the deaths, 69, reported in January and February are listed as suspected overdoses so the numbers could change once the cases are concluded. Five are confirmed.
> The high death toll is grim but not surprising, said Kayla DeMong, the executive director of Prairie Harm Reduction (PHR) in Saskatoon. She said the province's approach to drug use isn't helping prevent the numbers from rising.
- BC’s Low Autopsy Rate Is ‘Extremely Concerning,’ Says MLA | The Tyeewww.thetyee.ca BC’s Low Autopsy Rate Is ‘Extremely Concerning,’ Says MLA | The Tyee
Opposition and advocate say few autopsies casts doubt on drug death statistics.
- Oregon Is Ready to Restart the Drug Warwww.rollingstone.com Oregon Is Ready to Restart the Drug War
A radical three-year experiment in drug decriminalization is poised to end in the Pacific Northwest.
- Harm reduction advocates protest Philly City Council and Mayor Parkerwww.inquirer.com Harm reduction advocates protest Philly City Council and Mayor Parker
The demonstration was led by Savage Sisters, a harm reduction group that recently lost its lease on Kensington Avenue following an intervention from City Hall.
- Substance use is a huge cost for the health-care system. Bold solutions are helpingpolicyoptions.irpp.org Substance use is a huge cost for the health-care system. Bold solutions are helping
Substance use added $13 billion to health-care costs in 2020, further stressing the system. Several bold ideas are showing how this can be reduced.
- OPEN LETTER: Supervised Consumption Services site closures due to lack of funding from Ministry of Health - Canadian Drug Policy Coalitiondrugpolicy.ca OPEN LETTER: Supervised Consumption Services site closures due to lack of funding from Ministry of Health - Canadian Drug Policy Coalition
March 4 2024 The Honourable Sylvia Jones Ministry of Health sylvia.jones@ontario.ca | sylvia.jones@pc.ola.org 777 Bay Street, 5th Floor Toronto, ON M7A 2J3 The Honourable Michael Tibollo Ministry of Health michael.tibollo@ontario.ca | michael.tibollo@pc.ola.org 7 Queen’s...
- ‘In a way, stigma is the leading cause of death’: the radical plan to tackle British Columbia’s overdose epidemicwww.theguardian.com ‘In a way, stigma is the leading cause of death’: the radical plan to tackle British Columbia’s overdose epidemic
A ‘compassion club’ was blocked from buying pure drugs on the dark web to supply to users – now they are taking on Canada’s government in court
- Drug decriminalization debate continues in B.C.bc.ctvnews.ca Drug decriminalization debate continues in B.C.
Debate over B.C.’s decriminalization of hard drugs lit up the legislature again Monday, after a court decision dealt a blow to the NDP's attempt to further restrict where illicit substances can be used.
- Future of DULF Compassion Club Will Hinge on Judicial Reviewfiltermag.org Future of DULF Compassion Club Will Hinge on Judicial Review
A judicial review of Canada’s decision to deny a peer-led safe supply group an exemption to operate legally will begin ...
- Can Court Cases Turn the Tide for Canadian Harm Reduction?filtermag.org Can Court Cases Turn the Tide for Canadian Harm Reduction?
Amid a wave of hostile public and political discourse, several cases before the courts in British Columbia and Canada could ...
- Cocaine use doubles in NZ: 'A big change in a short space of time'www.rnz.co.nz Cocaine use doubles in NZ: 'A big change in a short space of time'
Cocaine consumption in New Zealand has almost doubled - although use is still very low - a new report has found.
- Study Confirms DULF Saved Lives by Distributing Tested Drugs | The Tyeethetyee.ca Study Finds DULF Reduced Overdoses by Distributing Tested Drugs | The Tyee
Researcher Thomas Kerr says it’s important to follow the peer-reviewed science instead of politicized opinions on safe supply.
- Court Will Decide If Crackdown on ‘Compassion Clubs’ to Save Lives During Overdose Crisis Was Reasonablepressprogress.ca Court Will Decide If Crackdown on ‘Compassion Clubs’ to Save Lives During Overdose Crisis Was Reasonable
Judicial review to evaluate whether Vancouver drug advocacy group can distribute safe supply through “compassion clubs”
- Why It Matters That Tobacco Harm Reduction Brightens Smilesfiltermag.org Why It Matters That Tobacco Harm Reduction Brightens Smiles
People who switch from cigarettes to smoke-free nicotine options have whiter smiles than those who continue to smoke, a study ...
- Powerful Psychedelic Gains Renewed Attention as a Treatment for Opioid Addictionwww.nytimes.com Powerful Psychedelic Gains Renewed Attention as a Treatment for Opioid Addiction
New research is stirring interest in ibogaine, which appears to help ease the agony of detox and prevent relapse. Used in other countries, it remains illegal in the U.S.
- Vancouver housing report says homelessness set to skyrocket if action isn’t takenwww.aptnnews.ca Housing report says homelessness could skyrocket in Vancouver
A new report from the Carnagie Housing Project says people without a safe place to live will skyrocket if the province and city doesn't act.
