First Nations Health Authority backs harm reduction on B.C. overdose anniversary

Harm Reduction Credited for Reducing Indigenous Fatalities

Toxic drug deaths for First Nations peoples decreased by 6.8 per cent in British Columbia between 2023 and 2024.

BC Enters 10th Year of Overdose Crisis, as It Shutters Harm Reduction Policies

As people gathered in Vancouver’s Victory Square on April 14 to mark nine years since British Columbia declared the overdose crisis a public health emergency, an ambulance blaring its siren sped by. It may not have been a moment of silence, Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users (VANDU) president Dave Hamm told the crowd, but it was a “pointed moment.” From Victory Square everyone marched westward for a teach-in at Canada Place, which houses the V…

Where the Parties Stand on the Toxic Drug Crisis

Close to 51,000 Canadians died from apparent opioid toxicity between January 2016 and September 2024, making the unregulated toxic drug supply one of the most pressing health issues in Canada.

Kentucky Harm Reduction Coalition faces federal funding uncertainty

The coalition recently celebrated its 10th anniversary and works to make harm reduction resources such as Naloxone available.

Life-saving measure or public safety risk? Overdose prevention site sparks debate

(The Center Square) – A plan to launch Illinois’ first overdose prevention site is facing pushback from critics who say it could encourage drug use and increase crime. Supporters argue it would save lives. House Bill 2929 was advanced by…

Life-saving measure or public safety risk? Overdose prevention site sparks debate - Washington Examiner

(The Center Square) – A plan to launch Illinois’ first overdose prevention site is facing pushback from critics who say it could encourage drug use and increase crime. Supporters argue it would save lives. House Bill 2929 was advanced by the Mental Health and Addiction committee but hasn’t been called to the floor. State Rep. Dennis Tipsword, R-Metamora, sits on the committee. “If someone’s going there and they have their heroin with them, they …