USA. Safe-injection legal battle brewing in SF — health intervention or drug den? If Gov. Jerry Brown goes along, San Francisco plans to establish what could be the nation’s first legal, supervised safe injection site for drug users. Bu…

UK. Heroin addicts to get drug use clinic in Middlesbrough Heroin users in Middlesbrough will be allowed to self-administer drugs at a new clinic.  Cleveland Police said the scheme targets the most prolific offenders to break the cycle of dru…

USA. Groundbreaking Supervised Consumption Services Bill Passes the California Senate  Senate Votes for AB 186 to Prevent Drug Overdose Deaths in San Francisco. (DPA – Drug Policy Alliance, 21.08.2018) http://www.drugpolicy.org/press-re…

USA. Opinion: Fight Drug Abuse, Don’t Subsidize It - Americans struggling with addiction need treatment and reduced access to deadly drugs. They do not need a taxpayer-sponsored haven to shoot up.  By Rod J. Rosenstein Mr. Ros…

USA. Senate passes bill to permit safe injection sites in San Francisco SAN FRANCISCO. The California State Senate on Tuesday passed Assembly Bill 186, which allows San Francisco, pursuant to a 3-year pilot program, to implement safe injection site…

Australien. Melbourne injecting room already saving lives After all the fracas, the Medically Supervised Injecting Room is hitting all KPIs, as NSW calls for more rooms in needy areas. (ajp.com.au, Australien, 21.08.2018) https://ajp.com.au/column…