The past three months have been a blur of activity as we further establish our presence and connect with organizations and individuals across the country and around…
If you can spell it, you can schedule it.
That’s the intention of Canada’s federal government. Namely, to include methylenedioxypyrovalerone (MDPV), a synthetic substance that causes stimulant-like psychoactive effects, in Schedule I of the Controlled Drugs…
Canadian Nurses lead the way in harm reduction
Nurses from across the country will be gathering in Vancouver at the Canadian Nurses Association Biennial Convention this week. As part of the occasion Insite and the…
New Provincial Guidance for Supervised Injection Services in BC
Supervised injection sites help save lives and protect communities. This was the conclusion of over 30 research studies on Vancouver’s own supervised injection site known as Insite….
Dr. Mark Tyndall – Supervised Injection sites are the lightning rod of harm reduction
I sat down with Dr. Mark Tyndall at the 21st Annual Canadian Conference on HIV/AIDS Research(CAHR) in Montreal this April. The theme of the conference was turning…
Health authority releases new cannabis harm reduction resource
Last week, Vancouver Coastal Health and the University of Victoria’s Centre for Addictions Research of BC published a valuable resource for individuals who use cannabis recreationally. Take…
Groundbreaking EU study supports use of heroin-assisted treatment
On Friday, the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA ) released a groundbreaking report examining heroin-assisted treatment for chronic heroin users, once thought to…
Mark Haden: A Drug Educator’s Apology
Mark Haden is a drug educator. He has spent the last twenty-five years providing public education on drugs and working with addiction counselling services in Canada. Today…
Toronto Drug Strategy Consumption Room Feasibility study released
In 2005 when the Toronto Drug Strategy was approved by Toronto City Council one of the main recommendations was to complete a needs assessment and feasibility study…
