Tag Archives: harm reduction
Alberta’s Recovery-Based Approach to the Opioid Crisis
Shyanne Dougherty questions the goal and the likely effectiveness of the Alberta UCP government’s supposed “recovery-based” approach to the opioid crisis.
Responding to Indigenous Women’s Stories of Reproductive Coercion
Holly McKenzie and her colleagues argue for broader public conversations and institutional responses to reproductive coercion.
Deadly Consequences: Alberta’s Failing Drug Policy
Emily Doerksen discusses a number of the policy failures affecting people who use drugs in Canada, up to and including the Alberta UCP government’s decision to close multiple safe consumption sites across the province.
Methadone Access in Prisons: Stop Strip-Searching
Matt Bonn and Martha Paynter oppose the routine strip-searching of people incarcerated in Nova Scotia prisons who have been administered methadone.
Clean Needle Pilot Programs at 2 Federal Prisons
Chelsea Cox comments on the introduction of two clean needle exchange pilot programs in Canadian prisons.
Impact Ethics 