The UN Human Rights Committee challenged Canada’s refusal to accept positive obligations under the right to life, as advocates warn that punitive drug policies and the denial of life-saving services like supervised consumption are driving thousands of preventable toxic drug deaths.
A new McGill University study finds that Toronto’s supervised drug consumption sites were not linked to rising crime — and in most cases, crime declined over time.
Singh Kelsall et al. find that harmful policing practices persisted during British Columbia’s decriminalisation pilot and subsequent recriminalisation, including confiscations, displacement and interference with overdose response.
Michaud et al. find that participants in the programme report greater autonomy, improved quality of life and stronger therapeutic relationships compared to prior experiences with opioid agonist treatment.
The event brings together organisations, practitioners and communities to reaffirm the foundations of harm reduction in the face of stigma and misinformation.
Research-backed harm reduction programmes in New York City have reversed nearly 2,000 overdoses and reduced fatalities, even as federal funding cuts threaten their survival.
Public health officials warn that the Trump administration’s budget cuts and staff reductions could derail national progress against the opioid crisis by jeopardizing addiction services, treatment, and lifesaving overdose-prevention programs.
The Commissioner warned that ignoring expert recommendations on harm reduction and safe supply violates human rights while claiming over five lives daily across the province.
Civil society groups from around the world reject the 'war on drugs' narrative being used to justify pressure, interference, and intervention in Venezuela—warning of militarisation, human rights violations, and dangerous regional precedents.
