another friend gone to the toxic drug supply. the third one this year. i feel so nauseated thinking about how she didn't have to die, and that her kids didn't have to lose a mom.

gofundme.com/f/gan5vm-in-me… Please consider donating to help Paige's young daughters get through this unthinkable time

how are we supposed to just continue onward from these losses. it feels totally wrong to just continue with our routines. today feels heavy

I will never feel unsafe in the DTES in the streets or the alleys mornings, evenings or the middle of the night theses are my streets my home and if they are yours too and you are scared join us a group that stands together we reach further then you think

moam.info/harm-reduction… bringing back this article on the gentrification of public health. it is so good and relevant. why don't we talk about this more?

VANDU is conducting a community investigation into the Vancouver Police killing of the unarmed man. He was killed over spilled milk. If you have any footage or additional information about the killing, please email [email protected].

Corrected police ad spotted in Brighton, UK

interviewer: where do you see yourself in 5 years? me:

One of the strangest and most devastating things about grief is the loss of trust in social reality. When the person you most love in the world, the person whose survival and thriving is your highest priority, dies, it tears at reality itself.

has grad school absolutely killed anyone else's morale?

truth and reconciliation is realizing that the drug poisoning crisis is violently anti-Indigenous and the government not providing safe supply is just another, more covert manifestation of the genocidal efforts of the residential school system

anyone know of any material out there which talks about language used to describe substance use and doesn't draw heavily from "anti-stigma" public health literature? doesn't need to be academic/peer-reviewed

Congrats to my amazing colleague Jagbir - the recipient of the inaugural Dr. Tracy Truant Memorial Scholarship. Could not be a more deserving recipient! BC Cancer UBC Nursing CANO/ACIO

sometimes i feel like the cultural emphasis on trauma, and its explanatory power, to the exclusion of other narratives, has narrowed the vocabulary with which to think about emotional life—and about the relationship of the past with the present

me, amy, ryan, and tracy made a comic book about peers' experiences living and working throughout the overdose crisis - pls share far and wide! we are very proud 🥰towardtheheart.com/assets/uploads…

gofund.me/e91e090a a dear friend of mine is raising money to cover the cost of their residential treatment program. please consider reading their story and sharing what you can, if you are able <3

Sidney was my dance student for many years and my dear friend. This loss has absolutely destroyed me. She didn't have to die. BC's drug poisoning crisis is a PUBLIC health emergency, and we should all be fucking scared and sad. I'm tired of people I love dropping dead