Needle Exchange
Doctors Should Be Handing Out Addiction Meds on Demand
“Every dose of buprenorphine consumed is at least a dose of heroin not getting consumed, if not several.”
Iowans are trying to legalize an underground needle exchange
Cases of hepatitis C in Iowa are up 375 percent
Richmond Gets a Safe Injecting Centre as Heroin Deaths Hit a 20-Year Peak
Premier Daniel Andrews has finally green lit a trial to start June 2018.
A Bill That Would Save Lives in Pennsylvania Probably Won't Pass
Needle exchanges are proven to be effective. So why is it still such a challenge to fund them?
The fentanyl crisis has hit Nova Scotia, but it’s not an election issue
A dozen people have died in the province this year from suspected overdoses, but it still hasn't registered on the campaign trail
Dear Mom, This Is Why I’m Addicted: A Letter from a Lost Daughter
The author died in 2014 at age 29 from endocarditis due to IV drug use with contaminated needles and related conditions—before the heroin problem was being treated like a national crisis.
An Alliance Between Toronto Police and Harm Reduction Centers Has Drug Users Scared and Angry
The Toronto Police and harm reduction groups have collaborated for what they say is a common good, but at-risk communities are incredibly suspicious. And with good reason.
Australia Has a Long History of Fighting Harm Minimization Drug Policies
Getting Pill Testing Into Music Festivals Is a Struggle, but So Was Legalising Needle Exchange Programs in the 1980s
Premiere - Listen to Needle Exchange's Debut LP 'Is This My Program?'
The Berlin by way of Vienna band play a snotty and ragged Killed By Death style of punk.
Ireland Must Act to Combat Its Growing Heroin Problem
Irish addicts are treated like criminals, the treatment options available to them are laughable, and worst of all, the government doesn't appear to see a problem with any of its drug policies.
Supervised Shooting Up Saves Lives
Quite a lot of them, actually. A program in Vancouver, British Columbia called "Insite":http://supervisedinjection.vch.ca/ that provides a venue for nurse-supervised injections of illegal, potentially dangerous drugs, has led to a 35-percent reduction...