BC Emergency Health Services paramedics responded to 33,654 overdose/drug poisoning calls in 2022 – avg 2,800 calls/month. That is a 75% increase from 2016, when public health emergency was declared.

"You feel guilty for not having enough time to grieve.” Burnout is known as a growing problem in many fields. But new research and worker testimony highlight specific problems in harm reduction, reports @DougcJohnson: filtermag.org/harm-reduction…

Canadians at the International Harm Reduction Conference in 🇦🇺 #HR23 (please tag the missed) chokecherry.studios BC Centre on Substance Use Centre on Drug Policy Evaluation Canadian Drug Policy Coalition CRISMCan Stimulus: Drugs, Policy and Practice in Canada Canadian Association of People Who Use Drugs @HRNA_AIIRM SAFER Substance National Safer Supply Community of Practice Dr. Peter Centre

Lapointe gives heartfelt credits to people and organizations fighting for change. ✌🏼 Don MacPherson ✌🏼 guyfelicella🇨🇦🍁 ✌🏼 @leslie_mcbain & momsstoptheharm ✌🏼 SAFER ✌🏼 Piotr Burek

📢We're excited to be working in partnership with our friends CATIE again - this time for a webinar and panel discussion about current perspectives and evidence on safer supply💊 📅May 17 at 10am PT | 1pm ET🕑 🖱️Register NOW⤵️ us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Yet another Canadian safe opioid supply program evaluation showing tremendous outcomes for participants, the health care system and the community. The data continue piling up. Need to see more? nss-aps.ca/evidence-brief

Nearly every participant in a study of MySafe safer supply program continued to use illicit drugs – but they used less, experienced fewer ODs and reported improvements in health and well-being, according to first published review in CMAJ today theglobeandmail.com/canada/british…

SAFER is hiring! Please see our postings for casual and weekend positions in our #SafeSupply program. AVI Health and Community Services avi.org/newsevents/new… avi.org/newsevents/new…

🎯“We keep doing this research to prove harm reduction saves lives and keep getting the same answer that it does. To think that harm reduction could be removed from the options for people in Ontario or across Canada, I find that terrifying.”Dr. Andrea Sereda lfpress.com/news/local-new…

New: There were at least 206 illicit drug deaths in B.C. in April – almost 7 deaths a day. In first four months of 2023, 814 people dead. 70% aged 30 to 59, 77% were male. Eight youths. "No indication that prescribed safe supply is contributing to unregulated drug deaths."

#BreakingNews 206 people died of illicit drug toxicity in April of 2023, one was my good friend. I'm sorry to all the people who have lost a loved one or have someone struggling. 💔 The number of deaths in Apr= 6.9 per day.💔 In 2023, 70% dying were aged 30 to 59, and 77% were

ANCHR supports prescribed safer supply. See our statement below and on our website. anchr.ca/advocacy ANCHR supports safe health care for Albertans who continue to be endangered by a toxic drug supply and the nurses that work alongside them. #ableg #abhealth #yyc #yeg

“The increased politicization of this as an issue, with a complete lack of nuance to the discussion, is doing everyone a huge disservice.” On the politicization of safer supply, with Ian Bailey: theglobeandmail.com/politics/artic…

Huge 💚 THANK YOU 💚 to all #SupportDontPunish campaigners whose commitment to bring an end to the '#WarOnDrugs' resonates in 291 cities of 94 countries on this #GlobalDayOfAction. It's an honour to resource & amplify what you do so beautifully! #SupportDontPunish!

Attention #harmreduction #nurses! AVI Health and Community Services is hiring for programs across #VancouverIsland. Are you passionate about harm reduction, #safesupply, community health? Click this link and join us! NNPBC @HRNA_AIIRM avi.org/about-us/caree…

Check out the new video, Men at Work, made in collaboration with Crackdown! Men at Work tells the stories of four construction industry vets who've survived the culture of exploitation, secrecy, and hypermasculinity driving overdose deaths in the trades. crackdownpod.com/episodes/episo…

👻It's almost spooooooky month🎃 🍃Just in time, our October newsletter is READY - feat. webinars, resources, news, research articles + much more🍂 🔗Read it now⤵️ nss-aps.ca/sites/default/… #SafeSupplySavesLives #SafeSupply #HarmReduction