HRNA notes that harm reduction education is inconsistently included in Canadian nursing programs, identifying key challenges, consequences, and improvements to meet escalating needs.
The executive director of the Drug Policy Alliance explains how US funding cuts will affect addiction treatment, overdose prevention, and other harm reduction services.
Zolopa et al. identify predictive factors of overdose requiring an emergency response at SIS in Montréal, including gender identity, age, housing status, and frequency and nature of use.
While such tariffs may seem a persuasive political message, they hinder bilateral engagement, defer blame, and perpetuate the very problems they claim to address.
Ontario's legislative action to close safe consumption sites risks undermining the achievements of these initiatives, including saving lives, increasing community safety and HIV/Hepatitis control.
Lavalley et al. call for responses to Canada's overdose epidemic to centre the ongoing impacts of structural violence, colonialism and poverty that perpetuate inequalities faced by Indigenous communities.