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Day: January 22, 2024

Why harm reduction matters and what you need to know about it: Jeannie Coe

January 22, 2024 oceansidecat 0

w Zak Vescera’s description in a 2021 Star Phoenix article) “a roving clinic, moving between NGOs in Saskatoon and treating some of the most vulnerable people in the city.” Coe’s special interests are in mental health and addictions, harm reduction and trauma informed care, and she could provide an insightful […]

Daphne Bramham: Alcohol, not opioids, is Canada’s biggest drug problem

January 22, 2024 oceansidecat 0

From The Vancouver Sun Opinion: More than a century after legalization, governments have yet to properly regulate the drug that’s killing 10 times more people each year than the number dying from illicit drug overdoses. Published May 02, 2019   With so much focus on illicit drugs and overdose deaths, […]

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