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- The perspective of a retired police officer.
- An article that supports our assertion that drug use prevention is a necessary part of reducing harms and saving lives.
- Do Harm Reduction policies really reduce harm?Read this report from Australia to find out.
- More on the legalization of hard drugs by Lilley and Zivo – check it out.
- Harm Reduction is Not Enough!
Category Archives: BLOG & NEWS
Harm Reduction is Not Enough!
The intent of this article is to help you understand our position when it comes to prioritizing Harm Reduction initiatives over Prevention, Enforcement and Treatment related to substance abuse and addictions. It is plainly and painfully obvious that in recent … Continue reading
The Declaration of Oviedo – Global Initiative on Drug Use Prevention
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Adam Zivo: Canada’s Failed ‘Safer Supply’ Drug Experiment a Cautionary Tale for the World
“Faced with an overdose crisis that is killing thousands of people every year, Canada decided to embrace “safer supply,” a strategy that distributes free addictive drugs as an alternative to potentially tainted illicit substances. Yet the results have been disastrous … Continue reading
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Court in Canadian province blocks new laws against public use of illegal substances – Associated Press
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — The Supreme Court of the Canadian province of British Columbia on Friday blocked new provincial laws against public consumption of illegal substances. The ruling imposes a temporary injunction until March 31, with the judge saying … Continue reading
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Check out the raw Truth about Drug Decriminalization in Vancouver, B.C.
Watch to the end where Tyler and Kevin interview, Shadow Minister of Mental Health, Addiction, Recovery & Education, Elenore Sturko, who wants to see decriminalisation in Vancouver repealed and instead promotes treatment and recovery. Credit: Tyler Olivera. Follow him at … Continue reading
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Beauchesne: We’re not talking enough about cannabis risks to the young
Five years on, legalization is here to stay. But we need robust public health education around the risks of cannabis, especially for youth. https://ottawacitizen.com/opinion/beauchesne-were-not-talking-enough-about-cannabis-risks-to-the-young
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Latest about Portugal – what can we learn?
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-12302523/PETER-HITCHENS-Wake-drugs-lobby-finally-proved-wrong.html
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Drug fail: The Liberal government’s ‘safer supply’ is fuelling a new opioid crisis
In this special report, National Post columnist Adam Zivo details how drugs handed out for free are being sold on the black market to fund fentanyl addictions https://nationalpost.com/feature/how-the-liberal-governments-safer-supply-is-fuelling-a-new-opioid-crisis
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Chris Selley: Harm-reduction proponents need to acknowledge its failures
Regular readers will know that I support harm-reduction strategies to address the horrifying death toll from opioid addictions — notably supervised injection sites and the provision of pharmaceutical-grade alternatives to the potentially fatal mystery-cocktails for sale on the street. Regular readers might … Continue reading
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Daphne Bramham: B.C. stressed harm reduction, not treatment, and leads Canada in opioid death rate
Opinion: Despite B.C.’s many firsts, Alberta has a far lower death rate after prioritizing treatment In 2022 — the seventh year of a public health emergency — the number of British Columbians who died due to the toxic supply of … Continue reading
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