USA. The Treatment of Substance Use Disorders and Addiction During COVID-19 (ACMT-ASAM) As the leader in developing clinical guidelines and standards in addiction medicine, ASAM takes its responsibility very seriously. Many providers and programs a…

Indien. How India Introduced Methadone Take-Homes in the Pandemic “Dear Helen, You will be pleased to know that during the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown we in India have also started the practice of take-home methadone.” It was one of the most we…

Kanada. Harm reduction: how homeless people are getting their drugs during a COVID quarantine A Nova Scotia family doctor says we need to have uncomfortable but important conversations around harm reduction initiatives that support homeless populat…

USA. Drug-User Groups Innovate to Reduce the Risks of Using While Isolated  As COVID-19 continues to paralyze much of the world, people who use drugs wrestle with a collision of public health emergencies. Combining the overdose crisis, HIV and…

Portugal. STORIES FROM THE FRONTLINES - Portugal Involving peers is key to respond to the crisis - Stories from the Frontlines live video with Portuguese harm reducers Our guests today are Adriana Curado (GATS), Rui Coimbra Morais (CASO) and José Q…

Norwegen. STORIES FROM THE FRONTLINES - Norway Our guests today are Arild Knutsen from the Association for Humane Drug Policies and Øystein Bruun Ericson, project coordinator for the Norwegian take home naloxone project, also City of Oslo, Agency f…