“The racist and anti-Black harms facilitated by drug law enforcement have extended beyond the criminal justice system.”
Barrie Health Accord support letter for supervised consumption site
We believe that an SCS/CTS in Barrie at the proposed location of 11 Innisfil St (80 Bradford Street, Unit 940) is the next pressing need in responding to this crisis.
The whole community benefits from a ‘safe supply’ approach to substances
Reforming our policies on the use of illegal substances can save individual lives — but also help our neighbourhoods thrive.
I don’t judge you for yours, don’t judge me for mine
Who are you to judge us on our addiction?
A friend of mine has died today
Criminalization, stigmatization and ugly looks put her in a grave. All because she used a drug. Does not mean she wasn’t brave
Why decriminalize drugs?
“I stopped doing dangerous drugs in a dangerous fashion the first time my drug use was treated as a means to cope, a health issue—and was being treated as such—rather than a crime.”
We are more than you think we are
We are beautiful, loving, caring, worthy and hopeful souls who deserve a life to live.
A War on Drugs or a War on People?
Why is a safe supply of drugs that keeps people alive and safe, determined by the morals and perspectives of the public?
Watching a snowflake melt
Seeing substance use as a moral failing doesn’t help. It makes you feel stigma and shame, which makes it harder to change.
