The Ford government gets it wrong on drugs. We know supervised consumption sites save lives: Toronto Star editorial thestar.com/opinion/editor… #HarmReduction #ToxicDrugCrisis

New and exclusive from me: Moss Park safe consumption site is not on the Ford government's hit list - but still might be forced to close thestar.com/news/gta/moss-… via @torontostar

people absolutely will die after safe consumption sites go but they’ll be blamed for their own deaths anyway, so politicians still feel comfortable saying stuff like this

NEW investigation from me! How many deaths could happen daily if new drug consumption site rules go through? We took a look at the numbers. Many deaths predicted from Ontario’s plan to shut supervised drug consumption sites: experts, data toronto.ctvnews.ca/many-deaths-pr…

My latest op-ed Toronto Star I almost died of an overdose. Then I got sober, got married and had 3 kids. Ask my family if closing supervised consumption sites is a good idea. This isn't about doing the "right thing". It's political and will kill people. thestar.com/opinion/contri…

NEW investigation from me! The Ford gov’t said supervised drug consumption sites should be shut in part because of crime. But the data seems to show the opposite: Toronto neighbourhoods with sites saw many types of crime drop: data | CTV News toronto.ctvnews.ca/toronto-neighb…

“I’m very worried, absolutely. I think they’re going to crack down.” In the wake of charges for five people in connection with Matthew Perry's ketamine-related death, experts say the DEA's framing is a PR play. 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐚 𝐤𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐧𝐚𝐧 reports: filtermag.org/matthew-perry-…

I think the most practical takeaway from Perry’s case is that Ketamine should come with a warning label to not use it in or near a body of water.

Perry’s tragic & unnecessary death happened even though that kind of ketamine prescribing & use is already illegal. Prohibition creates markets for unethical people to take advantage, & drives unsafe use, like his case. Doubling down on failed policies will not fix those problems

Spotted these shroom drinks for sale in Vancouver. Feels like not everything needs to be liquid

Matthew Perry didn’t overdose on k. He k holed in water and drowned. Great read on how the DEA is using this tragedy to fuel a nonsensical war on Ketamine.

or just get a hobby and mind your own business

Events in August followed a familiar pattern, reports dustin: attacks on harm reduction programs from the right-wing opposition, and a government rushing to appease them at the expense of drug-user health: filtermag.org/british-columb…

🧵In 2021 Oregon became the first state to decriminalize drugs. It recriminalized last week, after three years. There were many reasons; one was because overdoses rose sharply. Our new study finds, critically, this was *not* a result of decriminalization. jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…

Maybe the next thousands of arrest will work out better.