Kanada. Despite Court Win, Few Consumption Sites Saved From Ontario Shutdown  Harm reduction advocates in Ontario succeeded in winning a court injunction against a new provincial law barring supervised consumption sites from operating within 2…

Dortmund. Ordnung & Stadtleben: Entlastung für Suchtkranke und den öffentlichen Raum: Neue Freifläche am Drogenkonsumraum Ausweichfläche, aber kein Akzeptanzraum: Die Stadt Dortmund hat die Freifläche am Grafenhof Ecke Martinstraße gegenüber de…

Niederlande. Amsterdam’s New Mobile Drug Consumption Room to Begin Operations Soon – Interview with Anika Apfel In mid-April 2025, a new mobile drug consumption room (DCR) service will start operating in Amsterdam to address some challenges brought…

Portugal. Lisbon forced to close Safer Smoking Site Amid Funding Challenges One of Lisbon’s drug consumption rooms was forced to close their smoking room in January due to funding challenges, limiting services available for people smoking crack in…

Schottland. Two Months In, A Deeper Look at The Thistle, Glasgow’s Drug Consumption Room Scotland has been making the news for the past year on several headlines. First, as the capital of drug-related deaths in Europe, with 22.4 deaths recorded per…

Dortmund. Stadtgespräch aus Dortmund: Wo sollen Süchtige in Dortmund hin? (Audio) Viele Suchtkranke nutzen Drogenkonsumräume in NRW. Das führt im Umfeld oft zu Problemen. Auch beim Drogenkonsumraum in der Dortmunder Innenstadt gibt es Konflikte. Hä…