Civil Society Groups Lambast Russia’s Position on OST in Face of HIV Crisis
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Civil society groups from Europe and North America have sent an open letter to UNAIDS questioning if the agency will…
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Naloxone Now Available Over the Counter in Canada
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In a fantastic step forward, Health Canada has announced the Naloxone Federal prescription status review results – and it's great…
Faith-Based Rehabilitation vs. Opioid Substitution Therapy in Russia: What Will the ECHR Decide?
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From October 2015 to January 2016, the European Court of Human Rights received the latest documents for the case Kurmanayevskiy,…
We Can End AIDS Among People Who Inject Drugs: the Case for a Harm Reduction Decade
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The world has come a long way in providing harm reduction services to people who use drugs. But this journey…
Dublin Implements Public Sharps Bins to Tackle Drug-Related Litter
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In an effort to address the city’s drug-related litter problem, Dublin has moved to install public sharps bins for people…
Senegal Leading The Way on Methadone Provision in West Africa
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Over a year into its pilot methadone program, Senegal is paving the way for harm reduction in West Africa. …
Moving Forward by Changing the Narrative on Drug Use
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On Friday February 12, 2016, I presented to the UCC Journalism Society on a subject that I am passionate about.…
Could Geneva Introduce Drug Checking in 2017?
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Drug checking, a key harm reduction tool which enables users to have their synthetic drugs chemically analyzed in order to…
Can Dark Net Drug Markets Reduce Drug Use Risk?
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Much has been made of the potential dangers posed by dark net drug markets, from unprecedented availability, to new ‘harmful’…
Methadone Patient Problems: When The Mix Is Too Much
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For those of you who've never experienced what it's like to down a dose of methadone, let me give you…
Colombia’s Third Largest City Rolls Out Needle Exchange Program
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Colombia's third largest city, Cali, recently rolled out a pilot needle and syringe program (NSP) in a rare step forward…
Police in Harm Reduction: A Recipe For Failure
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You may or may not have heard about the recent spat over police involvement with harm reduction outreach in Toronto.…