The first steps for systemic change are usually the hardest. But thanks to an international community of experts, including and especially those with lived expertise on the…
Canada needs to vote against a government that supports Bill C-2 & C-36, and here is why…
Sex workers who work in the Downtown Eastside (DTES) of Vancouver, British Columbia have faced some of the most extreme violence in Canadian history: Robert Pickton, Donald Bakker, and others have preyed…
Canadian Drug Policy Coalition/Canadian HIV / AIDS Legal Network Policy Briefs
Harm Reduction Brief Canada is known around the world as a leader in harm reduction. It is host to the first, and only supervised consumption site in…
Canada is ignoring easy, ways to prevent overdose deaths…
This article first appeared as an op-ed in the National Post, October 22, 2014 A particularly potent batch of heroin recently resulted in 31 overdoses at Vancouver’s…
It’s easy and it saves lives: Opioid overdose prevention & response in Canada
In 2013, 308 people lost their lives due to illicit drug overdoses in BC alone. The worst part? Drug-related deaths from opiate overdose are entirely preventable. And…
Overdose Awareness Requires Federal Attention
Today the White House based Office of National Drug Control (ONCDP) released a letter in honour of International Overdose Awareness Day (August 31st). The take home message…
Training Drug Users and Bystanders to Treat Overdose Saves Lives
Drug overdose is a growing public health crisis that now kills more adults per year in the United States than motor vehicle accidents. In cars, seatbelts and…
SALOME Participants Need An Exit Strategy
The SALOME study (Study to Assess Longer-term Opioid Medication Effectiveness), is a clinical trial being conducted in Vancouver, BC. The study compares the effectiveness of six months…
Harm Reduction and the Public Good in Victoria, BC
It seems that in Canada, public meetings about harm reduction bring out the best and worst in people. This was certainly the case on Wednesday at a…
