As overdose deaths soar, Vancouver’s Drug User Liberation Front challenges prohibition itself, arguing the real crisis isn’t drug use but unsafe supply and systemic inequality
Dickson-Gomez et al. show that punitive action by US police during overdose responses may increase overdose risk and decrease reliance on emergency services.
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.