April 14th: A Day to Remember and Reignite Action in the Toxic Drug Crisis
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9 supervised injection sites across province approved for transition to treatment hubs
https://toronto.citynews.ca/2025/01/02/9-supervised-injection-sites-across-province-approved-for-transition-to-treatment-hubs By Michael Talbot Posted January 2, 2025 11:32 am. Last Updated January 2, 2025 7:46 pm. Nine supervised injection sites
Key findings: Opioid- and Stimulant-related Harms in Canada
The most recent available data on overdoses and deaths involving opioids and/or stimulants from January 2016 to June 2024 in
Cannabis could help people cut down or stop opioid use, research shows
https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/aug/12/weed-help-cut-opioid-use?_cldee=srCn3vQ0OZoKJNwmmwtvS24q2pV7-Ec6ko_dM1BNmCMSaB2tjEC3qJaIgRXEE6S0&recipientid=contact-68ab2b49ceb4ed11b596000d3a09c3d2-8c5a2a2f3f0443f783b61393da9c9730&esid=2214c21e-8359-ef11-bfe3-6045bd5e92cc USC study finds cannabis can help manage withdrawal symptoms, as well as cravings and anxiety after withdrawal Hannah Harris
What happens inside Metro Vancouver’s overdose prevention sites — and how they’re dealing with neighbours’ concerns
https://vancouversun.com/health/inside-bc-overdose-prevention-sites?_cldee=i-y3c2Mq_61v0oUbAIDpRXXTDi3RSbMMQ-ZcxI5ljMF7rfVNCxmcS_4Ve6Ml-2z-&recipientid=contact-68ab2b49ceb4ed11b596000d3a09c3d2-d9ea46039c794cfbbfb8be93e8867774&esid=623e8991-ce54-ef11-bfe3-6045bd5e92cc By Lori Culbert Published Aug 06, 2024 Last updated Aug 06, 2024 Lynda Fletcher-Gordon inside the Purpose Society Site in
Where to get your drugs tested
https://www.fraserhealth.ca/Service-Directory/Services/mental-health-and-substance-use/drug-checking—fourier-transform-infrared-spectrometers-ftir Find out what’s in your drugs. Drug checking is a harm reduction service. It helps community members check their
B.C. gov’t expands addictions care
https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2024/07/22/bc-addictions-model-expansion/ Speaking at a press event Monday, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Jennifer Whiteside announced the rollout of “Road
Prohibition is Killing People. Regulating Drugs is the Way Out
https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2024/07/10/Prohibition-Killing-People-Regulating-Drugs-Way-Out Kora DeBeck and Perry Kendall 10 Jul 2024The Conversation Should heroin and cocaine be legally available to people who need and want
The Tri-Cities’ homeless challenges are “predictable”
https://www.tricitynews.com/local-news/predictable-coquitlam-mla-says-of-tri-cities-homelessness-9229670 Tri-City News StaffJul 16, 2024 10:05 PM The Tri-Cities’ homeless challenges are “predictable,” says the MLA whose constituency covers
‘Building connection’: Man on addiction recovery journey shares path to healing
By Daisy Woelk Global News Posted June 12, 2024 2:00 pm Updated June 12, 2024 5:20 pm