When North America's first purposebuilt, supervised site for using heroin opened in
Vancouver in early February, all that was missing were the addicts. InSite, near Hastings …

That was the message New York City health officials said they were trying to convey in a
pamphlet on''tips for safer use''of heroin that the city financed and distributed and that has …

Background Heroin addiction is a chronic relapsing disease, best treated with opioid-agonist
substitution therapy such as methadone maintenance. However, a subset of the most …

Executive Summary The United States is in the grip of a national crisis-an unprecedented
surge in the illicit use of prescription opioid medications and heroin. 5 In 2014, 1.9 million …

MarcFishman, MD, hearsfromyoung patients in treatment for opioid addiction.
Butmanyofhispatientswhobegantheir drug use with prescription pain medications …

In a move to reduce the stigma of addiction, British Columbia is decriminalizing the
possession of small quantities of illicit drugs, including cocaine, methamphetamine, ecstasy …

If you have been shocked and frightened by recent government reports on the growth in the
number of Americans addicted to and dying from heroin, brace yourself for some more bad …

A decade of research in Switzerland, The Netherlands, Germany, and Spain now constitutes
a massive body of work supporting the use of heroin treatment for the most difficult patients …

“We will continue to support treatment and recovery programs that get addicts off drugs and
help them recover drug-free lives,” she said. She also chastised Liberal Leader Justin …

North America's first official safe injection facility has begun to generate substantial evidence
attesting to the harm reduction benefits of supervised injection. Reductions in morbidity …