"Provinces with higher cannabis retail density have seen some of the most pronounced alcohol declines. This substitution effect is subtle but real, and it is now part of the competitive landscape."

"Apparently, all it takes is someone telling President Trump that someone in federal prison was “targeted by Biden” or “is being treated very unfairly” and Trump asks where he can sign to issue a full pardon."

"If the trillions invested in the figurative, and now literal, "war on drugs" haven't stemmed the tide of drugs, then what was the point?"

"Medetomidine is even more potent than xylazine, and Larsen says these drugs are “very synthetic, highly concentrated versions which are easier to smuggle. More profitable for dealers but also much, much more dangerous for users.”"

"Participants consumed significantly less alcohol after smoking cannabis with 3.1% THC and 7.2% THC, reducing consumption by 19% and 27%, respectively."

"But one major promise remains unfulfilled: the creation of Manitoba’s first supervised drug consumption site. More than two years after Premier Wab Kinew pledged to open one, there’s still no announced location or timeline."

"Findings suggest that recent SSP use was associated with recent SUD treatment uptake, while recent CLS involvement was not. These findings underscore that SSPs remain a vital component linking people who use drugs into SUD treatment."

"Rehab is a must-read whistle-blower, demonstrating how many rehabs and sober living homes in the United States offer punishment for profit, not treatment."

"While thousands of Canadians have died in recent decades from the toxic drug crisis, fentanyl isn’t the first substance that has stirred controversy in the province."

"But they're doing this in an always risky and unpredictable environment, where access to some harm-reduction services, such as drug testing, is limited or politicized."

“According to the regularly conducted survey, the proportion of adolescents aged 12 to 17 who have consumed cannabis in the past 12 months fell from 6.7 percent in 2023 to 6.1 percent this year.” reported RND

On days when veterans reported being high from cannabis for longer periods, they tended to report fewer PTSD symptoms and lower levels of negative affect.

"Results suggest that cannabis consumers self-titrate when switching between flower and concentrate product types, but more frequent consumers prefer higher-potency versions of a given product type and consume them in larger amounts."

“These findings underscore that people don’t just stop using cannabis when their state bans it. They often shift to alternatives that are easier to access, even if they’re less well-studied or poorly regulated” www.forbes.com/sites/ajherr...

"History and science have shown these are the places doing the work that helps us all."

"The notion that cannabis legalization was promoted as a way to end a deeply embedded black market instantly is simply not supported by the facts, just feelings."

"HR sites have experienced an increase in client engagement post-decriminalization, reporting challenges related to site capacity and funding, and emphasizing the need for additional investments to support and expand HR services."

"It might seem easy to connect the dots here and assume Albertans are drinking less because they're consuming more cannabis instead, but it's not quite so simple to draw a one-to-one connection between the two trends"

"Members of the research team heard about frequent unannounced police visits to local harm reduction programs."

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐎𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐨, 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐝𝐚: 𝐀 𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝

"Oregon’s attempt at drug decriminalization, San Francisco’s effort to link public benefits with drug testing, and Louisiana’s decision to punish drug selling as felony homicide."

"Initiation of THC-dominant medicinal cannabis was associated with acute reductions in anxiety and depression, and sustained reductions in overall symptom severity over a 6-month period."

“The AMA is committed to eliminating unnecessary barriers” that stand in the way of substance-use disorder patient care, Dr. Madara wrote, “and this legislation is a welcome step toward that goal.”

"Today’s data release provides a picture of substance-related deaths and harms in 2024. From January to December 2024, there were 7,146 opioid-related drug toxicity deaths, 5,514 hospitalizations, 36,266 Emergency Medical Services responses, and 24,587 emergency department visits."

"Dog ownership provided participants with a positive sense of self and reinforced feelings of self-worth. This helped them move away from impulsive or habitual substance use patterns and adopt a more intentional, less harmful approach."

"There is an urgent need for the scale-up of services in rural and remote settings and for research and policy attention to the public health response in non-urban and northern settings."

"These results contribute to a growing body of evidence that supervised consumption sites are not associated with increased public disorder or crime in their vicinity and could improve safety in their nearby vicinity." www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/homi...

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"This study found that opioid arrests led, more often than not, and especially in the case of arrest for opioid possession, to increased risk of opioid overdoses."

“Our research study found that people in British Columbia who experienced drug poisoning were 19.5 times more likely to have a brain injury compared to people with no history of drug poisoning”

"As a group, we are concerned that RFK will use his position to promote punishment, abstinence only, and 12-step programs as a way to address the current drug crisis."