Europa. Summary National Harm Reduction Survey We approached C-EHRN members in Q4 of 2020 to provide us with contact information of national harm reduction groups or networks in 34 European countries. 50% of approached countries have such a network…

Kanada. Virtual 'spotting' could help keep drug users safe during COVID-19, U of T researchers say A group of researchers at the University of Toronto and the Canadian Association of People Who Use Drugs are studying a remote supervi…

Ethical and legal issues in psychedelic harm reduction and integration therapy.  Pilecki, B., Luoma, J.B., Bathje, G.J. et al.  Harm Reduct J 18, 40 (2021). doi.org/10.1186/s12954-021-00489-1 https://harmreductionjournal.biomedcentral.c…

Kanada. Students' innovative idea could help prevent fentanyl overdoses A group of University of Alberta science students won $100,000 to help turn a brainstorming session about what could have helped family members avoid a fentanyl overdose into a…

USA. Harm Reduction at Sea: Tight-Knit Fishing Communities Navigate Drugs The setting sun shines a crown of pink light through the windows of a loud bar on the Massachusetts coast, packed with fishermen. It’s 3:30 pm—the end of a long day that bega…

Shifting the paradigm: physician-authorized, student-led efforts to provide harm reduction services amidst legislative opposition.  McMullen TP, Naeim M, Newark C, Oliphant H, Suchard J, Banimahd F.  Subst Abuse Treat Prev Policy. 2021 M…