The criminalization of personal drug use marginalizes people who use drugs (PWUD), affecting their life, liberty, and security.
Expertise of people who use drugs must be central to design of safe supply
If people who use drugs are not meaningfully involved, the quality of the research and its impact on policy and service delivery is likely to suffer.
Why I overdosed during the pandemic, and why I survived
COVID-19 has created havoc for people who use drugs—and that obviously includes me.
Why businesses should be on board with harm reduction
Harm reduction and progressive drug policies mean community safety for everyone, including businesses
The case for supervised consumption and overdose prevention sites
Over 100 evidence-based, peer-reviewed studies have consistently proven the positive impacts of supervised consumption services
Canadian Drug Policy Coalition launches national dialogue series on the overdose crisis and COVID-19
Finding common ground and shared meaning to realize solutions to the overdose crisis. A public health and human rights-based approach.
Canada’s current approach to substances
Rather than being benign tools aimed at promoting the health of Canadians, drug laws introduced in the early 1900s were meant for social control and targeted certain groups of people, including Asian immigrants, people of colour, and Indigenous people.
What is harm reduction?
Harm reduction saves lives and connects people with vital social services, health care, and stability.
Considering alternative drug policies: decriminalization and legal regulation
Legal regulation would create safer communities for everyone. It would greatly reduce overdose, weaken high-level organized crime, and keep drugs away from youth.