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In defence of drug dealers, pimps and liars
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In defence of drug dealers, pimps and liars

Lessons from harm-reduction politics

November 6, 2008
Voting as harm reduction
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Voting as harm reduction

Election fever

October 9, 2008
On the stroll
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On the stroll

Sex work and fireworks at Homewood and Maitland

September 11, 2008
Our bodies, our selves
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Our bodies, our selves

The need for self-determination unites us all

August 13, 2008
Still Here – A Post-Cocktail AIDS Anthology
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Still Here – A Post-Cocktail AIDS Anthology

Toronto writers tally losses & celebrate survival

August 10, 2008
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Criminalizing HIV may only fuel the epidemic
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Criminalizing HIV may only fuel the epidemic

Laws create disincentive for testing

July 16, 2008
Tony Clement: Public Health Enemy #1
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Tony Clement: Public Health Enemy #1

Burn, baby, burn

June 18, 2008
Free heroin on demand?
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Free heroin on demand?

Study sheds light on drug-treatment innovations

May 21, 2008
The dynamics of father/son relationships
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The dynamics of father/son relationships

Close encounters of a fatherly kind

May 11, 2008
Hating the homeless
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Hating the homeless

When words become deeds

April 23, 2008
Police violence no solution to drug-use woes
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Police violence no solution to drug-use woes

Persecution will lead to more harm, not less

March 26, 2008
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Unifying against the organ donor ban
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Unifying against the organ donor ban

Sex workers, prisoners & drug users also affected

March 24, 2008
Viruses, ethics & organs: a timeline
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Viruses, ethics & organs: a timeline

March 24, 2008
Book review: Vital signs
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Book review: Vital signs

Reliving the dawn of AIDS

March 6, 2008
Giving sex workers control
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Giving sex workers control

Safe house

February 27, 2008
Got PrEP?
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Got PrEP?

Adding to the HIV prevention toolkit

January 30, 2008
Books: An Army of Ex-Lovers
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Books: An Army of Ex-Lovers

Social history in a coming of age tale

January 3, 2008
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