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Jul
All About Drug Checking: The People Behind the Machines
Read moreIn a job that’s part outreach, part technical, drug checking technicians play a pivotal role in community harm reduction. Community drug checking services started being
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13
Apr
More harm: Decamping and displacing unhoused people
Read moreLast week the City of Vancouver forcibly displaced people living in tents along Hastings Street on the Downtown Eastside. City workers and police removed people
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16
Aug
10,000 lives
Read moreAt least 1,095 British Columbians are believed to have been lost to the toxic drug supply between January and June 2022, according to preliminary data
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22
Jun
“Youth who use drugs become adults who use drugs”
Read moreVancouver and Lisbon, while worlds apart, are both boasted for their global leadership in innovating progressive harm reduction policies and services. A group of researchers
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16
Jun
Through their eyes: Listening to 2SLGBTQIA+ youth about their experiences with opioids
Read moreYouth have unique experiences with opioids and the myriad systems of care. That’s especially true for those who identify as 2SLGBTQIA+. Listening to those youth
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18
May
2022 BC Substance Use Conference Awards
Read moreEvery year, the BC Centre on Substance Use brings together stakeholders from across the province for its annual conference. This year we hosted our 4th
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