Kanada. Cocaine, heroin and meth buyers' club gets Vancouver's approval to secure a safe supply  Council voted unanimously in favour of amended motion to back club, which is seeking federal approval. (Couver Sun, Kanada, 07.10.2021) https://v…

WHRIN is a global platform to expand harm reduction approaches for women. A significant proportion (ranging from at least 15% up to nearly half depending on country/region) of all people who use drugs in the world are women. Women who use drugs ten…

Estland. Estonian harm reduction programme brilliantly reverses its overdose epidemic Previously a stark example of the harms of synthetic opioids, Estonia successfully implemented a range of harm-reduction programmes that reversed its bleak opioid…

USA. What happens when police participate in a public health approach to substance use disorder? Views of an innovative police facilitated referral program in Massachusetts Drug overdose deaths are at an all-time high, having increased to over 93,0…

Drug use, homelessness and health: responding to the opioid overdose crisis with housing and harm reduction services.  Milaney, K., Passi, J., Zaretsky, L. et al. Harm Reduct J 18, 92 (2021). doi.org/10.1186/s12954-021-00539-8…

Municipal police support for harm reduction services in officer-led referrals of people who inject drugs in Tijuana, Mexico.  Baker P, Arredondo J, Borquez A, Clairgue E, Mittal ML, Morales M, Rocha-Jimenez T, Garfein R, Oren E, Pitpitan E, St…