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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
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
Letter to Pierre Poilievre – Leader of the Official Opposition of Canada
Letter to the Editor Toronto Star
Select Special Committee to Examine Safe Supply Alberta Legislature
Letter to CPC Leadership Candidate MP Pierre Poilievre
Cannabis Legalization and Detection of Tetrahydrocannabinol in Injured Drivers
BACKGROUND The effect of cannabis legalization in Canada (in October 2018) on the prevalence of injured drivers testing positive for tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) is unclear. For more: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMsa2109371?query=TOC
‘This is not about denying anyone access to a supervised consumption site, it’s about helping them gain access to other treatments’~Mike Ellis, associate minister of Mental Health and Addictions
The Alberta government is making very important strides in implementing Supervised Consumption Service, (SCS), regulations in that province. (Calgary Herald) As a person with lived-experience and a Community Peer Support worker I can say with great confidence and expertise that … Continue reading
“The Harm of Harm Reduction”
“What’s happening in Vancouver can hardly be categorized as a success, however. Though harm reduction has brought some benefits, such as reducing the transmission of HIV, it has also compounded the problems of addiction, homelessness, and public disorder. Vancouver’s concentration … Continue reading
