USA. For Maine’s Church of Safe Injection, a Bittersweet Legalization On September 17, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention authorized a Maine syringe service program (SSP) to do what it had already been doing for several years. Church of…

USA. Supreme Court Setback in Safehouse Fight for SCS: Will Biden Break His Silence? On October 12, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) chose not to hear a lawsuit over Philadelphia nonprofit Safehouse. The embattled harm reduction grou…

Schweiz. Offene Drogenszene in Chur: «Wir Drögeler sind denen da oben egal» Im Churer Stadtpark hat sich eine der letzten offenen Drogenszenen etabliert. Die Süchtigen verwahrlosen immer mehr. Fachleute, Drögeler und die Stadt fordern ein Fixerstüb…

Kanada/Nova Scotia. Sydney overdose prevention site could include machine that dispenses safe supplies of opioids Organizers hope to take part in nationally funded project that uses palm scanning to safely dispense opioids. (CBC, Kanada, 28.09.2021…

Kanada. Like a 'war zone': Some Toronto supervised consumption sites dealing with unprecedented numbers of ODs Some days registered nurse Jessica Arteaga feels like she works at a field hospital in a war zone. Arteaga works at Keep6ix, South River…

USA. Urgent Calls For Supervised Drug Consumption At State House Hearing Doctors, drug users, parents who’ve lost children to an overdose and street outreach workers on Monday urged lawmakers to launch a pilot of two or more supervised drug consump…