Wonder if University of Calgary will hand out harm reduction kits this year? Given how things are going in Alberta, I wouldn't be surprised if Danielle Smith resurrected "paraphernalia" laws that border on banning even this kind of thing. Good thing she's an alums of UofC...
This is uplifting.
The UCP government of Alberta is closing another round of supervised consumption sites citing “public safety” … demonstrating that they don’t consider drug users members of the public.
#UCP #ABPoli #ABleg #HarmReduction #DrugUse
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/supervised-consumption-closing-southern-alberta-9.7136672
Nearly five years after first announcing its plans to close the supervised consumption site at the Sheldon M. Chumir Health Centre, the Alberta government set a date to close the site later this year and replace it with services more focused on recovery and treatment.
hope it lives up to its promise.
"A Toronto non-profit says it's launched the province's first harm reduction program for adults with intellectual disabilities. ... Staff say what makes the program unique is that it's been co-created with people who have lived experience — known as lived experience associates — to ensure it's meeting the community's unique needs."
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/harm-reduction-people-with-disabilities-9.7131651
A Toronto nonprofit says it's launched the province's first harm reduction program for adults with intellectual disabilities. Safer Steps My Way aims to help people who struggle with substance use and have historically faced barriers to safe, stigma-free support.
The Alberta government announced yesterday, March 20th, that it is closing Safe Consumption Sites (SCSs) in Calgary and Lethbridge.
The decision was based on an illegitimate study conducted by the Alberta government, and published under false pretenses in the journal "Addiction".
On March 13, Ford's Ontario government revealed (and announced on March 16) that they would be pulling funding from remaining provincially supported SCSs based on this one study.
On March 18, Manitoba premier Wab Kinew also walked back his decision to fast-track an SCS in Winnipeg seemingly based on the study.
And, MP Brad Redekopp demanded that Saskatchewan SCSs, which have never received provincial funding, have their federal licenses revoked based on the study also.
#HarmReduction #AcademicChatter #Alberta #ABpoli #Ontario #OntPoli #Saskatchewan #CDNpoli #FediLaw
Nine days after it announced a fraudulent study published by its staff, the Alberta government is moving quickly to dismantle what remains of supervised consumption services in the province.
Knowledge is power, as they say. Well, we can’t think of anything more powerful than SWers who know what’s up. This March 21st and 22nd, BAWS kicks off our spring season with our first programming offering of the year— Our CyberSpring skill-share virtual workshop series is here ! We are so exci
If you follow harm reduction or want to know more about the topic, you might enjoy this Medium article I wrote about how moralized narratives hurt recovery.
#HarmReduction #DrugPolicy #SubstanceUse #Substances #Drugs #Health #Healthcare #Canada #Politics #CdnPoli
https://medium.com/@thomas.embree/mental-illness-personal-crises-substance-use-a76a49e79a71
120 years in prison? Opioids were legal, bought, and sold openly by mostly everyone until they were criminalised in 1808 (Canada) and 1875 (US).
https://globalnews.ca/news/11735981/sebastien-rollin-montreal-opioids/
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