“People use openly and in public because they don’t want to die,” Read more: filtermag.org/british-columb…

🚨 Urgent! Join our online briefing on March 5, 11-11:30 AM EST, discussing Ontario's supervised consumption site closures. 🌐 Your voice matters—stay informed, raise awareness, and take action: eventbrite.ca/e/online-brief…

#BREAKING: BC Court of Appeal has denied BC’s application for leave to appeal & stay #Bill34 injunction, citing that it would not be in the interests of justice. Stay tuned for details. @HRNA_AIIRM Canadian Drug Policy Coalition Caitlin Shane DJ Larkin

🚨Missed the online briefing on Ontario's toxic drug crisis and the impending closures of supervised consumption sites? Watch the recorded event now! 🌐Stay informed & share our open letter to add your voice to the call for immediate provincial support: drugpolicy.ca/supervised-con…

"When we asked participants to envision an ideal model of safe supply," write researchers Jack Farrell & Sean O'Callaghan, "many described programs which ... directly align with DULF’s compassion club." Canadian Drug Policy Coalition filtermag.org/research-compa…

📢New Blog: "Unpacking Police Statements on Drug Seizures: What Do We Know?" Police statements can vary widely in accuracy, as seen recently in Belleville & Prince George. But even if based primarily on assumption, they can drive fear & influence policy. drugpolicy.ca/unpacking-poli…

Very grateful to listen and learn from Nicole Luongo @CoreyRanger and Dr Lysyshyn. Toxic drugs have to be removed from the supply. We know what makes it worse, and we know how to stop it. vancouver.citynews.ca/2024/03/19/bc-…

“not even interactions with police but the mere prospect of interacting with police and having one’s drugs seized, promotes isolated or hidden drug use. Street-level policing is very much linked to overdose death and very serious harms" Nicole Luongo vancouver.citynews.ca/2024/03/19/bc-…

🇺🇳 HISTORICAL HIGH DRAMA 💥 —The UN CND broke the taboo by voting on resolutions for the 1st time in modern history. Against the so-called 'Vienna spirit', '#HarmReduction' was acknowledged in a resolution. Read Ann Fordham & J Bridge, for the #IDPCblog: idpc.net/blog/2024/03/h…

We’ll gather as a community tomorrow to discuss a way out of the 8th anniversary of the drug toxicity crisis that has killed so many of our members, friends, and family. We have formally invited David Eby, Jennifer Whiteside, Adrian Dix, Ken Sim, and Elenore Sturko to join us.

8 years. Over 13,000 dead. Eby, Whiteside, Dix, Sim, and Sturko couldn’t be bothered to show up to a packed DTES town hall. “No wonder they couldn’t show up to look us in the eye. They’re gutless cowards. No one is coming to save us, so we’ll do it ourselves.” - Garth Mullins

📢 On June 1, 2024, Health Canada and PHAC published a Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement for the proposed Controlled Substances Regulations (CSR) in the Canada Gazette, Part I. 📝 Check out our detailed submission here: drugpolicy.ca/about/publicat…