This post was updated on July 7, 2017 Naloxone is a safe, highly effective chemical compound that reverses the effects of opiates such as heroin. It has been…
Towards a North American Strategy to End the War on Drugs
I met Javier Sicilia at the Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City last February while at a conference on drug policy organized by Mexico Unido Contra la…
International Overdose Awareness Day: People’s Lives Matter
“We also hear from many parents of drug users who have saved their own sons and daughters. Often when people shoot drugs, it happens near relatives rather…
Caravan for Peace with Dignity and Justice
60,000 killed, 10,000 disappeared and 160,000 displaced. This is the ongoing tragedy that has been wrought upon the Mexican people in the few short years since Felipe…
AIDS 2012 Director’s Summary
The dust has settled on the most recent International AIDS Conference that took place July 22 – 27th in Washington DC. The Canadian Drug Policy Coalition was…
Drug policy off-limits at AIDS 2012 Opening
The opening session of AIDS 2012 is the anchor event for many attendees. This is the place where world leaders in the AIDS movement say their piece…
Twin Epidemics AIDS 2012 Pre-Conference
The CDPC is in Washington D.C., for AIDS 2012 – a sprawling conference and gathering that attracts some 25,000 people from across the world. Yesterday we attended…
Drug Courts in Canada: the Good, the Bad and the Badly Researched
Drug treatment courts (DTC’s) are often touted as the solution to a cycle of drug addiction and crime. But are they? That’s the question the Canadian HIV/AIDS…
The Global Commission on the war on drugs and HIV/AIDS
On June 26th, the Global Commission on Drug Policy released a groundbreaking report on the war on drugs and its failures. Titled “The war on drugs and…
