Alberta’s controversial approach to the opioid crisis rejects harm reduction, including supervised consumption sites. Despite recent UCP claims that the program is working, more evidence is needed.
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Both Trump and Harris seek to lower drug costs for patients. What headway have they made on realizing this goal?
B.C. is facing a toxic drug crisis, however, forcing people into involuntary treatment will cause more harm than good.
Pink cocaine, an unpredictable and dangerous synthetic drug, is rapidly gaining traction on Europe’s party scene.
After their initial visit, 69% of patients returned to the van at least four times for follow-ups.
Long-term use of proton pump inhibitor drugs have been linked to kidney problems and cancer.
Primary prevention is a crucial but underused component of a comprehensive public health approach to ending the opioid crisis — starting with children.
In order for safe consumption sites to respond effectively to the needs of people who use drugs, they must include the option of indoor supervised inhalation.
Debunking the myths surrounding antidepressant use is critical to enabling educated treatment decisions for people experiencing depression.
Regulating drugs may seem radical, but taking the production and sale of currently illegal drugs away from organized crime and drug cartels is the most promising way to keep our communities safe.
A Philadelphia neighborhood is pushing back against the city’s plan to expand an existing shelter to serve people in active addiction.
Modern pharmaceuticals have saved millions of lives, however, there is growing concern that these same drugs may pose a real ecological concern for human and non-human life alike.
Research suggests that a clear understanding of what is right and wrong contributes to engaging in less risky behavior.
If you want to know more about a drug, Health Canada provides information online through several websites. However, some information appears to be getting harder to find.
Stopping cells from dividing into new cells is one way to fight cancer. This is how the drug abemaciclib works.
The way pharmacare is implemented could contribute to the Canadian health insurance system’s transition toward a more contentious and unequal American-style system with heavy administrative burdens.
We need to look at the roots of gendered violence, including the experiences and behaviours of perpetrators.
There are many ways to kill microbes that cause dangerous infections. Combining genetic screening with machine learning can help researchers identify new antimicrobials.
Initially developed in the 1950s, nitazenes are a type of synthetic opioid that has reappeared in Philadelphia’s street drug supply.
The raid almost certainly broke international law, but Ecuador’s president is hoping his strongman tactics will resonate with the electorate.
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Honorary Fellow, Department of Health Sciences, University of York
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Adjunct Professor at the National Drug Research Institute (Melbourne based), Curtin University
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Senior Lecturer of Addiction, Edith Cowan University
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Joel Lexchin es Amigo de The Conversation.
Professor Emeritus of Health Policy and Management, York University, Canada
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Professor in Substance Use, Liverpool John Moores University
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Professor and Director - Academic Excellence, Macquarie University
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Vice Chancellor’s Senior Research Fellow, Social Equity Research Centre and Digital Ethnography Research Centre, RMIT University
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Distinguished Professor of Pharmacy Practice, University of Connecticut
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Professor in Criminal Justice and Faculty Director of Public Engagement, University of Kent
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Senior Lecturer in Chemistry, University of Birmingham
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PhD Candidate, Royal Holloway University of London
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University of Sydney
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Lecturer, RMIT University
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Senior Lecturer in Human Rights, Constitutional Law and Legal Theory, University of Wollongong
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Senior lecturer, Australian National University
