Self worth, a career, and even true love—advocating for PWUD has given me all of that, and so much more.
An experience with overdose on SkyTrain is inspiring a life-saving high school program
If someone wants to help in making a positive change in their community, nothing should be stopping them from doing so.
How harm reduction saved my life and put me on a path to hope
Jordan is a client of an injectable opioid agonist treatment (iOAT) program in Edmonton, Alberta living with his family. He has just started his own consulting business and has a loving partner and a dog named Mr. Mills.
It’s time we rethink how we treat people who use drugs
Denying people harm reduction will increase rates of overdose, HIV, and Hepatitis C, as well as increase costs to the health care system.
Coalition of businesses supporting progressive drug policies in Alberta
Harm reduction and progressive drug policies create stronger communities for everyone
Why communities of faith should support harm reduction
What would Jesus do? Why communities of faith should support harm reduction
Primary health care providers play an important role in the overdose crisis
Doctors and health care professionals have an incredible potential for positive change at both an individual and societal level. The actions they take and endorse legitimize the evidence-based public health interventions that need to happen. And when they do, they will save lives.
Words are a Powerful Weapon
The dehumanizing effects of stigma push people to the margins of our society where help and security are much harder to find.
New Brunswick: Recommendations for Change
From housing without waitlists to responsive services that come to the community instead of appointments, this is what community members in New Brunswick said must change.
