Because many of the activities around substance use are criminalized, people who use substances are stigmatized twice—as people who use drugs and as criminals.
Difference Between Supervised Consumption Sites and Overdose Prevention Sites
While there are differences between overdose prevention and supervised consumptions sites operate, both saves lives and make communities safer
Types of Drugs
There are four main classifications of drugs grouped according to their physiological effects.
Public Health and Human Rights Approach to Substances
Envisioning a new way forward that protects public health and makes communities safer for everyone
Outcomes of our Current Drug Policies
Our current drug policies have fuelled overdose deaths and high-level organized crime. They’ve done little to protect public health.
Difference Between Decriminalization and Legal Regulation
Drug polices grounded in public health and human rights principles will save lives and keep Canadians safe.
What is Harm Reduction?
The evidence is clear: harm reduction saves lives, saves money, and does not enable drug use.
Canada’s Current Approach to Drugs
Rather than promoting health of Canadians, drug laws introduced in the early 1900s were meant for social control and aimed at certain groups of people