Berlin. Fixpunkt Berlin: Supporting People Who Use Crack in Berlin (Video) A harm reduction organisation is on the frontline of helping those marginalised people who use crack on the streets – Read our report from Berlin and watch our short film ab…

USA. Facing overdose crisis, Mayor Adams says NYC will seek to lower drug deaths by 15% In response to a record surge in drug overdose fatalities, New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced Thursday a plan to expand intervention services in neighborh…

NRW. Suchtkooperation NRW richtet Drogenkonsum-FAQ ein Köln. Wie werden Drogenkonsumräume in den Kommunen geplant? Dazu hat die Suchtkooperation NRW auf ihrer Internetseite einen Bereich mit häufig gestellten Fragen eingerichtet. Hintergrund d…

USA. San Francisco eyes supervised drug use sites — again Gov. Gavin Newsom nixed a plan for state-sanctioned drug use sites last year. Now, San Francisco officials are forging ahead without him. Mayor London Breed said Wednesday she’s working wit…

A scoping review of qualitative research on barriers and facilitators to the use of supervised consumption services.  Ivsins A, Warnock A, Small W, Strike C, Kerr T, Bardwell G.  Int J Drug Policy. 2023 Jan;111:103910. doi: 10.1016/j.dru…

USA. The Opioid Crisis: New York’s supervised injection sites have halted nearly 700 overdoses in just over a year Since November 2021, New York’s sites together have served more than 2,100 people using drugs more than 50,000 times. No one has died…