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Insite – Not Just Injecting, But Connecting

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LEAP visits Supervised Injection Site

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LEAP’s Executive Director, Neill Franklin, visits Insite in Vancouver, where vulnerable people can meet the […]

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Congress to Restore Federal Syringe Exchange Funding Ban

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Ban on Allowing States to Use HIV Prevention Money on Life-Saving Syringe Programs was Overturned […]

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Allegations Against UBC Researchers’ Study On Insite “Without Merit”

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An independent reviewer has dismissed concerns over a study that shows a 35-per-cent decrease in […]

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Insight on Insite

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It has been interesting to observe the fallout from the recent Supreme Court of Canada […]

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Insite victory an embarrassment for Harper

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Denial of health services and increased risk of death among drug users outweighs any benefit […]

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Court decision on Insite safe-injection project coming Friday

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For Donovan Mahoney, the Insite facility in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside was more than just a […]

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Calgary addicts no longer given crack pipes

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CBC News Aug 19, 2011 Alberta health officials will no longer hand out free crack […]

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Crack Pipe Pilot Program Sparks Social Media Debate

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TORONTO – Crack addicts in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside will soon be able to pick up […]

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Harm Reduction or Mixed Messages?

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By J.T. Junig, MD, PhD I’m curious what readers think about needle exchange programs, dosing […]

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Minnesota cannabis law funds training to help officers spot impaired drivers

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The newly signed cannabis bill that legalizes marijuana in Minnesota later this summer for adults includes a $15 million component for funding additional law enforcement training to detect impaired dr...
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Opinion | American life expectancy is dropping — and it’s not all covid’s fault

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American life expectancy took a hit from covid. But we've been struggling versus other countries for a long time.
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Virginia governor the latest to send troops to US-Mexico border

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Governor Glenn Youngkin has deployed 100 National Guard members as human rights advocates decry border ‘militarisation’.
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> In his four years as president, Nayib Bukele has shaken up El Salvador: consolidating power, making Bitcoin legal tender and waging a “war” on gangs that’s earned him opprobrium from rights groups but adoration from a crime-fatigued nation. ... See MoreSee Less

Four years on, Salvadoran ‘dictator’ Bukele basks in gang war glory » Borneo Bulletin Online

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SAN SALVADOR, (AFP) – In his four years as president, Nayib Bukele has shaken up El Salvador: consolidating power, making Bitcoin legal tender and waging a “war” on gangs that’s earned him opp...
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California debates whether teens can get drug treatment without parental consent

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As the number of teens using opioids goes up, California debates whether they should have access to drug treatment without parental consent.
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