“I feel confused as to how that’s going to work and why we haven’t been able to address the needs of folks who want care,” Eng said. bc.ctvnews.ca/critics-slam-b…

RESEARCH SPOTLIGHT - Oct 1st at 12 pm Safer Supply Ottawa Evaluation - Summer 2024 Report Join Dr. Marlene Haines and Athena Tafoglou discuss findings about safer stimulant supply clients' experiences. Register: ca01web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Alberta is still facing a serious drug poisoning death epidemic, there is no reason we should be closing what is a front-line intervention for saving lives in Red Deer. #ableg cbc.ca/news/canada/ed…

“If you tell people in Red Deer, I’m closing your consumption site, but at best in six to eight months you can get into this recovery community, that person will tell you, ‘In six to eight months, I won’t be here.'” edmontonjournal.com/news/politics/…

“There are no provincial treatment standards, and no provincial requirements for reporting results.” Again. “There are no provincial treatment standards, and no provincial requirements for reporting results.” timescolonist.com/opinion/commen…

Of the sites slated to close over 10,000 overdoses were reversed from March 2020-May 2024 and over 250,000 referrals were made. These sites are life lines of support for people.

Hey #yyc, we are hiring a full time RA based in Calgary who will have the chance to work on substance use research with an excellent group of local collaborators. Please apply or RT! apps.ualberta.ca/careers/postin…

It was an honour to be a guest on The Early Edition with Stephen Quinn to discuss my concerns with B.C. plans to expand involuntary care for people with addictions. cbc.ca/listen/live-ra… SFU School of Public Policy CIHR KillamLaureates BC Centre on Substance Use

“Methadone clinics are predicated on the idea that the medication they dispense is a privilege, not a right. There is no other area of healthcare where patients are required to demonstrate, on an almost daily basis, that they deserve their medicine.”

I feel this statement 100% “Supervised consumption sites are "an area of drug policy that has been grossly politicized and that politicization has fueled the dissemination of misinformation. It's ignored science," he added. “ thinkglobalhealth.org/article/how-ov…

Today #yegcc holds public hearing on several land use bylaws. Edmonton Coalition on Housing & Homelessness will present to urge priority with surplus school sites for non-market #housing a desperate need to end catastrophe of #homelessness hurting thousands

Hate homelessness, not the people experiencing it‼️ #HousingForAll

Hey folks - there has been a big spike in ODs across Edmonton this week. Don’t use alone, stay visible, have naloxone, take turns, use a SCS, start small, check on your buddies. Stay safe! We 💜 you!

Experts say consumption site closure will raise rates of HIV/Hep C sudbury.com/local-news/exp… via Sudbury .com

One supervised consumption site can prevent 83 new cases of HIV in a single year, saving more than $17 million in future healthcare costs - Canadian Public Health Association. Harm reduction saves lives and money. sudbury.com/local-news/exp…

“There is a high risk that reducing access to harm reduction and overdose support services will result in increased emergency department visits, health impacts, overdose and death” - confidential Ontario government briefing. globalnews.ca/news/10868065/…

These brave doctors are following history. We have always been forced to use civil disobedience to save lives: supervised injection, narcan, needle, distribution, safe supply. Unjust laws are meant to be broken. Respect. timescolonist.com/local-news/van…

On #WorldDrugDay & #SupportDontPunish Day, we call on UN Office on Drugs & Crime & UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs to: ❗️End the death penalty for drug offences. ❗️Uphold international law. Read our statement: hri.global/publications/u…