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The ORCHARD RECOVERY CENTER, on Bowen Island, BC, has put together a three-day celebration of the arts, showcasing honest films about addiction and recovery. All of the information and details can be found on our DPNC BLOG. Check it out … Continue reading →

ANDY BIGRAS IS THE TREASURER OF THE DPNC BOARD OF DIRECTORS. HE HAS WRITTEN AN EXCELLENT RESPONSE TO A JOURNALIST’S WOEFULLY IGNORANT RANT. Dan Gardner wrote the following article after the decision on Insite. My response to his letter was … Continue reading →

I was asked recently to write a short piece for ROGERS HEALTH as a counterpoint to a nurse who is in favor of Insite. This is my submission: Would you knowingly cross the street to give a drunk a clean … Continue reading →

Barbara Kay, National Post · Oct. 5, 2011 | Last Updated: Oct. 5, 2011 3:05 AM ET In 2003, Insite, the first experimental supervised injection site in North America, was installed in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside (DTES), Canada’s poster district for entrenched substance … Continue reading →

The following Media Release was posted today by DPNC President Gwen Landolt. M E D I A   R E L E A S E For Immediate Release                                                                      October 3, 2011   A DRUG ADDICT’S DESTINY   Drug addicts are human … Continue reading →

The organization, REAL WOMEN OF CANADA, was one of the official intervenors before the Supreme Court in the matter of the so-called “safe” injection site known ironically as “Insite.” Here is their response to the Court’s decision. REAL Women of … Continue reading →

M E D I A   R E L E A S E For immediate Release                                                                      September 22, 2011   ERRONEOUS STUDY ON VANCOUVER INJECTION SITE EXPOSED   Three Australian doctors, a Canadian Ph.D., and Dr. Robert Dupont, the President of … Continue reading →

Gary Christian, Research Coordinator of Drug Free Australia and Dr. Colin Mangham, Director of Research DPNC, expose the bad science and faulty research methods in the Lancet study of drug overdoses around Insite. To read the full analysis, please see … Continue reading →

We are pleased to tell you that the new DRUG PREVENTION NETWORK OF CANADA BLOG is up and running. You can find it here or under the menu heading LINKS. In coming days, you will find entries and posts, including … Continue reading →

Dear Friends & Colleagues, We have a new sub-page on our web site menu. If you click NEWS, you can check the latest news and updates. But you can also click a new sub-page called AL’S ALERTS. DPNC Director Al … Continue reading →