Words and reflections by Heather Hobbs International Overdose Awareness Day (IOAD) is held worldwide each August 31. Early in August, I become aware of a sinking feeling in my stomach, thinking of how increasingly difficult it has been for me to show up for this day each year. Many of

There has been increasing interest in the media recently about xylazine, a sedative that sometimes shows up in down/opioid samples. This post answers some common questions we’ve heard about xylazine by drawing on research, the wisdom of lived experience, and our own data.

A new article from Bruce Wallace, Thea van Roode, Flora Pagan, Dennis Hore and Bernie Pauly surrounding the Vancouver Island Drug Checking Project looks at the ways in which prospective service users view the role of community drug checking as a harm reduction intervention. Adopting a socioecological model, the authors