To reduce deaths, Scotland must abandon failed punitive responses and prioritise harm reduction as part of a package of measures to promote health and welfare.
The Western Hemisphere Drug Policy Commission proposes a change in drug policy priorities, but critics riposte that a public-health-minded drug war is still a drug war.
Faced with a lack of official support for drug checking as a harm reduction response, a youth-led organisation is mobilising to empower and protect their peers and communities.
The latest edition of the largest survey of its kind will shed light on the impact of COVID-19 on people who use drugs, as well as other key issues, such as the therapeutic use of cannabis and psychedelics.