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Prescribing opioids to people with opioid use disorder prevented deaths in B.C.

January 24, 2024 oceansidecat 0

From the BCCDC ​People with an opioid use disorder who were prescribed at least one day’s supply of opioids as part of the Province of British Columbia’s Risk Mitigation Guidance were 61 per cent less likely to die in the following week when compared to a similar group of people […]

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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Our Touching and Successful International Overdose Awareness Day Events

September 13, 2023 oceansidecat 0

Our thanks to our OCAT Coordinator, Jamie Baird; Mom Stop the Harm leader, Jane McCormick; Mid Island Peers, Bill Nelles; Kelly Morris and others who spoke of the personal Recovery Journeys; Jewelz for her songs; Public Health, Mental Health and Substance Use; NARSF’s, Mobile Response Team, and Black Press, who […]

Join Us – International Toxic Drug Poisoning Awareness Day – August 31, 2023

August 24, 2023 oceansidecat 0

Join us at the Parksville Community Centre – 233 Mills St in Parksville, for speakers, free lunch and learn, Naloxone training, and community. Remembering those lost from the harm from the toxic drug supply and the War on Drugs. 12-4 pm.

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