The Alberta Recovery Model: The Trojan Horse of Privatised Drug Treatment
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When the United Conservative Party (UCP) government took power in the Western Canadian province of Alberta in 2019, harm reduction…
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Compassion v Criminalisation: DULF Awaits Verdict in Canada over Safe Drug Supply
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On 24 July, final arguments concluded the Drug User Liberation Front‘s (DULF) trial challenging Canada’s constitution. If they win, this…
Psilocy-win?: Canadian MPs Push for Psychedelic Therapy
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On 16 June, Conservative Member of the Canadian Parliament Corey Tochor announced the introduction of legislation pushing for improved access…
Canada’s Rise in Police-Reported Drug Offences is Not So Simple
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In October 2025, Statistics Canada released a report highlighting the country’s police-reported drug offences. Noteworthy among its findings was that…
Is Fentanyl in All Drugs? New Study Challenges Common Myth
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Incessant reporting on fentanyl and related deaths have created a reality where people using drugs in British Columbia (BC) fear…
“Starting to Brew”: How Decriminalisation Impacts People Using Drugs in Canada
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Stigma is a common experience in the lives of people who use drugs. It affects how they are treated by…
“Cannabis Substitution Therapy”: Can Cannabis Ease Opioid Withdrawal?
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Rosie Rurka had a reputation as the frontline drugs worker who brought people back from the dead with naloxone after…
Understanding The Moral Panic About Safer Supply
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Drug policy and harm reduction in Canada are facing an onslaught of reactionary backlashes, misinformation, and racist and classist scapegoating.…
In Canada, The Fight for Compassion Clubs Rages On in Court
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An upcoming ruling from Canada’s Federal Court could have a radical impact on the country’s drug laws. In 2021, Drug…
DULF Co-Founders Arrested in Another Attack on Safe Supply
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The Vancouver Police arrested Eris Nyx and Jeremy Kalicum, the co-founders of the Canadian Drug User Liberation Front (DULF), on…