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…
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…
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…
Insite withstands test of international drug control conventions
At the 55th meeting of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs held in Vienna March 12 – 16th Damon Barrett, Human Rights expert at Harm Reduction International spoke…
Thinking outside the box in Mexico City
“There’s a crack in everything, that’s how the light gets in” Leonard Cohen That is how I started my presentation at the most amazing drug policy reform…
Bill C10: Weighing emotions & evidence in sexual offenses
Over sixteen witnesses appeared before the Senate Committee during another marathon session of testimony on Bill C-10. Today’s session dealt primarily with the fight against child abuse…
Talk – Ending Drug Prohibition and Emancipating the Addict: The Last Frontier in a Struggle for Enlightenment
Time to wake up – Time to get busy – Time to step up – Make ‘em go tizzy Peter Ferentzy holds a Ph.D. in Social and…
Calling for community health and safety in BC.
This fall the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition joined the recently formed Stop the Violence Coalition BC (STVBC), a coalition of law enforcement officials, legal experts, public health…
