Browsing: harm reduction

Kudos to the City of Victoria (and to Philippe Lucas, whom I know was relentless in pushing for this initiative) for voting in favor of a crack-kit distribution trial.

The Obama administration's new drug czar says he wants to banish the idea that the U.S. is fighting "a war on drugs," a move that would underscore a shift favoring treatment over incarceration in trying to reduce illicit drug use.

The Obama administration signalled today that it was ready to repudiate the prohibition and "war on drugs" approach of previous presidents, and steer policy towards prevention and "harm reduction" strategies favoured by Europe.