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…
A Plague of Prisons: Ernest Drucker with a Lesson for Canada
On April 9, the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition along with End Prohibition, PIVOT Legal Society, the Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users (VANDU) and Western Aboriginal Harm…
Insite résiste au test des traités internationaux relatifs au contrôle des drogues
Lors de la 55e assemblée de la Commission des stupéfiants tenue à Vienne du 12 au 16 mars, Damon Barrett, spécialiste des droits de la personne à…
NAOMI Research Survivors: Experiences and Recommendations
On March 31st, 2012 the NAOMI Patients Association (NPA) will celebrate the completion of their first research report, NAOMI Research Survivors: Experiences and Recommendations. To mark the…
Penser en dehors de la boîte à Mexico
« Dans chaque chose il y a une fissure qui laisse pénétrer la lumière. » Leonard Cohen C’est ainsi que j’ai entamé ma présentation à l’extraordinaire congrès sur la…
Le projet de loi C10 : Le travail ne fait que commencer
Jeudi dernier, à minuit, le Sénat a approuvé le projet de loi omnibus C-10 des conservateurs, la Loi sur la sécurité des rues et des communautés, avec…
