Harm Reduction
Forget Cali Sober. Now There's Vape Sober
Inside the massive underground network of people who help each other stay off drugs—and are ready to fight back against vape bans.
The People Reclaiming Religious Freedom from the Christian Right
Groups like The Church of Safe injection are showing that religious liberty isn't only a conservative value.
Saving Lives Is Dangerous in the Philippines' Bloody Drug War
As thousands have been killed in President Duterte's drug war, some government officials are learning to treat people who use drugs with empathy.
The Bankruptcy Money From the Makers of Oxycontin Might Actually Save Lives
Grassroots addiction groups could get tens of millions of dollars and start a long-overdue revolution in the way we care for and treat drug problems in the U.S.
It’s Official: VICE's Reporting Makes Readers Take Drugs More Safely
A study found that a VICE headline about fake MDMA encouraged people to test their drugs.
The Unique Way Glasgow Takes Drugs Is Killing Its Drug Users
Drug users are dying at a horrific rate in Scotland, and it's because of the way they use those drugs.
Facebook Is Censoring Posts That Could Save Opioid Users' Lives
Facebook appears to be blocking people who warn users about poisonous batches of drugs or who supply materials used to test for fentanyl.
New Harm Reduction Service Encourages Dealers To Send Drugs in Mail for Testing
Get Your Drugs Tested knows it's illegal to send drugs in the mail in Canada, but thinks safety is worth the risk.
After Hours Club Says It's Losing Money Because Patrons Are Too Cheap to Buy Water
After an Instagram post dragging him was picked up in the media, Shawn Riker, who owns Toronto bar Bunker, wants to remind people that water sales help him pay the bills.
Big Pharma’s Millions Won’t Solve the Opioid Crisis
Money from the first big opioid addiction settlement is being spent in the wrong places.
Changing the Way We Think About Meth
As opioids have been under the spotlight for years, new programs dedicated to the drug are popping up in Toronto in response to rising rates of meth use.
Meth-related deaths are rising across Canada
A VICE News analysis shows an increase in overdose deaths linked to meth, and police seizures of the stimulant over the last five years.