USA. Is suboxone the answer? The $36M addiction treatment of choice in Pennsylvania prisons is raising questions. Pennsylvania prisons now give suboxone to thousands of inmates with a substance abuse history, with thousands more on the waiting list…

Global Prison Trends 2026 Global Prison Trends 2026 is the twelfth edition of the flagship annual publication by Penal Reform International and the Thailand Institute of Justice. This year’s edition also received financial and r…

Kanada. Opinion: Time to stop scapegoating overdose prevention sites Thomas Kerr and M-J Milloy: Conflating OPS with public disorder can be easy pickings for policymakers because these facilities are typically in areas where homelessness is evident…

USA. Harm Reduction Resource Center The more we know, the better we do. This is why we spend thousands of hours each year developing and curating up-to-date information about evidence-based harm reduction strategies and practices.  Whether yo…

How the Gulf Crisis Is Reaching Europe’s Pharmacies The Gulf crisis is disrupting Europe's pharmaceutical supply chain, causing shortages of essential drugs like salbutamol and anticancer medications. Reliance on Asian imports for active ingredient…

USA. Revised Regulations for Opioid Treatment Programs: Establishing a Baseline to Measure Progress Over Time  This report examines the extent to which OTPs adopted key changes in the revised regulations and explores key barriers and facilitat…