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Toronto Public Library Board

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Zooming in on UNGASS

Drug Policy Futures takes a look at the extent the consensus from 2016 United Nations General Assembly Special Session, (UNGASS), and the broad menu of suggested interventions in the outcome document are reflected policy documents and practical interventions in the … Continue reading

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So how many of your hard earned tax dollars are going into Harm Reduction?

And what exactly are we accomplishing with all that money? Here is a link to an organization that is calling for an audit and some accountability. https://www.stepupnow.ca/government_funding_audit

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Excellent article pointing out what many of us have known for quite some time.

https://thepostmillennial.com/drug-addicts-do-not-benefit-from-harm-reduction-but-from-rehabilitation-and-treatment

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Dr. Bill MacEwan and Paul Sullivan: Profound suffering at the heart of our beautiful city seems to defy all attempts to relieve it

Building Community Society of Greater Vancouver, a nonprofit registered society with many years of experience in social policy in Vancouver, has become increasingly alarmed by the intractable general health, mental health and addiction problems in the Downtown Eastside (DTES), aggravated … Continue reading

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ABR is a New DPNC Project

MAKING THINGS EASIER ABR is a new non-profit. We have one goal: Bringing real recovery back into the continuum of care in addictions. We want more abstinence based beds available and paid for by governments. Addicts should have the same … Continue reading

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Impact: A socio-economic review of supervised consumption sites in Alberta

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BEAUTIFUL PIECE IN THE COURIER

Odd Squad out to make a difference Toby Hinton a 23-year veteran of VPD Vancouver CourierJune 29, 2012 Sgt. Toby Hinton, a beat cop on the Downtown Eastside and 23-year veteran of the Vancouver Police Department, has seen firsthand the … Continue reading

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DR. MANGHAM DOCUMENT – Easier to Read Version

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SWITZERLAND IS NOT ALL CHOCOLATE & CLOCKS

Below you will find the entire text of a recent report on The Four Pillar Drug Policy in Switzerland – 20 years after. What is more interesting are the comments of our colleague Calvina Fay, of Drug Free America, which … Continue reading

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