by Brian Castrucci – from Forbes Magazine “Exciting.” “Unprecedented.” “Hopeful.” “Great.” These are some of the words that have been used to describe the CDC’s announcement last month that drug overdose deaths are in decline across the United States. In the midst of an opioid epidemic that has killed hundreds of […]
Advocate Beverley Planes says the system has failed people who use drugs. BY MICK SWEETMAN The Discourse – Read the full source article here – Nanaimo Community Action Team coordinator Beverley Planes says the overdose death of a man in a washroom at the Nanaimo Regional General Hospital’s emergency room happened because […]
‘This is an example of why services like this are needed,’ doctor says by Cindy E. Harnett from the Times Colonist – Read the source article here A patient fatally overdosed at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital on Tuesday shortly after a nearby pop-up service to prevent such deaths had closed, […]
Organizers were forced to move overdose prevention sites from hospital property in Victoria and Nanaimo after Island Health shut them down by Michael John Lo and Carla Wilson, Times Colonist. Read the full source article Doctors and volunteers received a frosty welcome from Island Health security guards on Monday when […]
From Spring Magazine – Read the full Article By Cassie Van Camp, Heather Tunold, Ji-Youn Kim, Joey Ho, Kristi Lemke, Tyson Singh Kelsall Last month, BC NDP Premier David Eby announced his party would expand prisons and hospital psychiatric wards under the facade of “compassionate, secure care” and “public safety” […]
by Skye Ryan at Chek News – Now that Cathi Bates has her daughter Carli back in her life again, she doesn’t want to let go. “Just having her back in my life again. When she was on the streets I didn’t sleep for close to a year when she […]
by Sydney Boa, Calgary Herald – Published Oct 05, 2024 Recently, Mental Health and Addiction Minister Dan Williams and other influential voices have critiqued supervised consumption sites (SCS), perpetuating harmful rhetoric that undermines the proven effectiveness of harm-reduction services. Williams questions whether SCS reduce crime or improve public health — extensive […]
From Science Direct – International Journal of Drug Policy – by Daniel O’Brien read the full article Abstract Background In Canada, involuntary stabilization programs are used to apprehend and confine youth who use drugs for the purpose of stabilization, assessment, and discharge planning. In the Canadian province of Alberta, the […]
It is concerning that our government is seeking to remove a person’s most basic rights to liberty and security of the person in order to impose care with no evidentiary basis, says former chief coroner Lisa Lapointe. Lisa Lapointe Sep 25 A commentary by the former chief coroner of British Columbia. Premier […]
From the NY Times – Construction workers are more likely to die of overdose than workers in any other occupation, forcing the industry to rethink its approach to safety By J. Edward Moreno J. Edward Moreno spoke to dozens of construction workers, addiction counselors in the industry and workplace safety […]
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