USA. RIP Louise Vincent, harm reduction hero & visionary Above all, Louise Vincent advocated for dignity. And therefore it is with the highest esteem, and the saddest of hearts, that the National Survivors Union and the North Carolina Survivors…

Self-help groups and opioid use disorder treatment: An investigation using a machine learning-assisted robust causal inference framework.  Shikalgar S, Weiner SG, Young GJ, Noor-E-Alam M.  Int J Med Inform. 2024 Oct;190:105530. doi: 10.1…

Kanada. Outpouring of Solidarity as BC Prosecutors Push Back DULF Case Two co-founders of a Vancouver compassion club have yet to face formal charges as the date of what was supposed to be their first court appearance passed. Eris Nyx and Jeremy K…

2023 Global Day of Action: Reclaiming people power for sustainable alternatives to the ‘war on drugs’ For over a decade, the Support. Don’t Punish campaign has resourced a global, decentralised network of change-makers in drug policy reform and har…

Australien. My Choice – the importance of choice in drug treatment There is no one-size-fits-all solution when it comes to Opioid Agonist Treatment (OAT). What works for one person, may not work for another. The My Choice project highlights the imp…

Europa. Time for a new European approach on drug policy say people who use drugs  EuroNPUD was shocked to see the outdated and off-policy statements of EU Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson and Annelies Verlinden Belgium's Minister…