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SAMHSA Bars Federal Funds for Fentanyl Test Strips, Reversing Prior Policy

The move enforces a 2025 executive order that restricts support for programs viewed as facilitating illicit drug use.

Saskatchewan Cuts Funding and Contracts With Prairie Harm Reduction After Federal Suspension

Brazil Publishes Medical Cannabis Framework, With Rules Taking Effect in August

B.C. Will End Drug Decriminalization Pilot on Jan. 31

Teen Drinking, Smoking and Cannabis Use Drop in Spain, Survey Shows

Record Drug Deaths Hit England and Wales as Nitazene Toll Soars

Galicia Launches Wastewater Pilot to Track Drug Use at Five Treatment Plants

NSW Invites Pubs, Clubs and Music Venues to Stock Naloxone Nasal Spray

Wiesbaden Launches Anonymous Cannabis Drug-Checking Pilot in Clubs in October

Queensland Becomes First Australian State to Outlaw Pill Testing

Scotland Drug Deaths Fall to 2017 Low, Still Worst in Europe as Synthetic Opioid Threat Grows

Australia's Overdose Deaths Reach 2,272 in 2023 as Toll Skews Older

Queensland Vows to Block Reopening of Privately Funded Pill Testing Clinic

Advocates Urge Ontario to Restore Supervised Drug Sites as Overdoses Rise After Closures

Victoria Overdose Deaths Hit 10-Year High as Illicit Drug Fatalities Surge

B.C. Overdose Deaths Fall Below 150 in May and June 2025

Berlin Drugchecking Flags Health Risks in Nearly Half of Party Drug Samples

Toxic Drug Fatalities in British Columbia Rise to 165 in April After Six-Month Decline

Jury Issues 10 Recommendations After UVic Student's Fentanyl Overdose Death

California Expands Access to Affordable Naloxone for Residents