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FROM DPNC BOARD MEMBER, AL ARSENAULT Portugal is hardly the resounding success that the drugs liberalising lobby would have us believe Sir, That fewer young people are trying drugs in Portugal may be the case (“Radical drug law could be … Continue reading →

THE IDENTICAL LETTER WAS SENT AS WELL TO THE GLOBE AND MAL April 18, 2011 Letter to the Editor The National Post 300 – 1450 Don Mills Road Don Mills, Ontario M3B 3R5 Fax 416-383-2305 Dear Sir, The leaders of … Continue reading →

From the desk of DPNC Board member, Andy Bigras When Nick Bala started chemotherapy, he asked his doctor for something to help with the nausea and vomiting that followed each treatment. After about four months, Bala asked his doctor for … Continue reading →

Thanks to Board member, Al Arsenault Published: Saturday, April 09, 2011, Press and Guide – Dearborn, MI The city’s chief judge last month made a ruling that could have big implications for the state’s two-year-old medical marijuana law. In an … Continue reading →

Insite A Chair Missing Three of Its Legs By a 15-year Old Girl November 8, 2009 Outline I. Introduction Thesis- The Safe Injection Site (Insite) in Vancouver uses money to supply a clean and safe environment for drug addicts to … Continue reading →

FROM DPNC BOARD MEMBER, AL ARSENAULT SAN DIEGO — The ease in which local teens are obtaining pot is being blamed on medical marijuana cards, and both sides of the marijuana dispensary debate acknowledge it is a growing problem. Read … Continue reading →

FROM DPNC BOARD MEMBER, AL ARSENAULT Vancouver’s past Mayors have jetted over to the countries in Europe with the highest rates of drug use and ignored the great job Sweden has done. They’ve flown addicts stuck in their active addiction … Continue reading →

THE FOLLOWING WAS SENT FROM THE DESK OF DPNC PRESIDENT GWEN LANDOLT Dear Colleagues, The harm reduction people appear to be endorsing a conference on children presented by The RCMP and the City of Stratford, Ontario (see attached). Their support … Continue reading →

FROM THE DESK OF GWEN LANDOLT, DPNC PRESIDENT: Dear Colleagues, Attached for your information is an outline of a course on Harm Reduction (117 hours) offered at York University in Toronto. It’s purpose is to provide service providers, administrators and … Continue reading →

THIS ITEM COMES TO US FROM FROM DRUG FREE AMERICA AND THE INSTITUTE ON GLOBAL DRUG POLICY, THANKS TO DPNC MEMBER AL ARSENAULT. February 25, 2011 For Immediate Release For More Information Contact: Lana Beck (727) 828-0211 or (727) 403-7571 … Continue reading →