Community dialogues bringing Canadians together to realize a shared vision for change to address the overdose crisis. Select from the communities in the map below to learn about the issues and people at the heart of this crisis—and solutions to it. #GettingToTomorrow
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"The continued loss of Yukoners to illicit drug use is devastating. These deaths are preventable. Please do not use alone. Access the services and supports available...hold each other up with compassion, kindness and understanding. Our communities are suffering."
Yukon Chief Coroner Heather Jones (Photo: Vince Fedoroff, Yukon DailyStar)
"You cannot arrest your way out of an opioid crisis."
Dr. Theresa Tam, Chief Public Health Officer of Canada (The Canadian Press, Aug. 23, 2020)
"Everybody needs a safe place to use, and they need a safe drug to use."
Matt Bonn, Canadian Association of People Who Use Drugs (CBC, Oct. 6, 2020 / Photo credit: Caora McKenna)
"The evidence shows us that supervised consumption sites and services save lives and can provide people who use drugs with access to health and social services and treatment."
Hon. Patty Hajdu, Minister of Health, Canada (The Canadian Press, Aug. 20, 2020)
"We need to put as much time and effort and kindness and compassion into caring for people who use drugs as we have been successful in doing in responding to the COVID-19 crisis."
Dr. Bonnie Henry, Provincial Health Officer of British Columbia (Global News, July 16, 2020)
"A person’s worth isn’t based on the substances they put in their body and it doesn’t help when we push them away."
Erica Thomson, Peer Coordinator (Fraser Health, May 14, 2018)
"Stigmatizing and criminalizing those affected by substance use disorders is an ineffective strategy that often increases harm."
Elaine Hyshka, Assistant Professor, School of Public Health, University of Alberta (Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Sept. 26, 2019)