Kanada. Court to hear urgent appeal on Alberta ID policy for supervised drug-use sites The rule, set to come into place on Jan. 31, requires people who are using substances to show their personal health care number to access the sites. (Toronto Sta…

Policy windows for drug consumption rooms in Finland.  Unlu A, Tammi T, Hakkarainen P.  Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. January 2022. doi:10.1177/14550725211069287 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/14550725211069287

Empathy, Evidence, & Experience - Learning from overseas to respond to street-based drug injecting in Dublin City Centre† Working Paper Eugene McCann, Geography, Simon Fraser University  Tony Duffin, Ana Liffey Drug Project Januar 2022…

USA/NY. Overdose Prevention Centers Averted 59 Overdoses in First Three Weeks of Operation The Health Department today announced that, in the first three weeks of operation, staff at the two Overdose Prevention Centers (OPCs) in New York City, oper…

UK. How Peter Krykant Tackled the UK Drug Death Crisis (Video) Peter Krykant talks about why he bought an old ambulance and set up an overdose prevention facility. (Transform Drug Policy Foundation, UK, 10.01.2022, Video, 02:19) https://www.youtub…

Kanada. Tensions Mount in Fight to Open Ontario Safe Consumption Site Harm reduction advocates are fighting to open the second safe consumption site (SCS) in Hamilton, Ontario. But some residents, including a Catholic school board, are opposing the…