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Shoes with white cards written with names of the deceased arranged along the pavement

Why decriminalize drugs?

September 8, 2021 (September 8, 2021)
By Regulation Project

“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.”

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We are more than you think we are

August 13, 2021 (August 23, 2021)
By Regulation Project

We are beautiful, loving, caring, worthy and hopeful souls who deserve a life to live.

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People gathered in a parking lot

A War on Drugs or a War on People?

July 24, 2021 (July 26, 2021)
By Regulation Project

Why is a safe supply of drugs that keeps people alive and safe, determined by the morals and perspectives of the public?

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Snowflake

Watching a snowflake melt

June 16, 2021 (June 16, 2021)
By Regulation Project

Seeing substance use as a moral failing doesn’t help. It makes you feel stigma and shame, which makes it harder to change.

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light shining through a forest

The minute I was labelled…I became a case file

June 9, 2021 (June 25, 2021)
By Regulation Project

I used drugs to find purpose and freedom. Today, I find freedom in love and purpose in sacrifice and service.

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distant sunset from shorline

When people stop their judgement, then they’ll see the truth

June 7, 2021 (September 13, 2021)
By Regulation Project

Stigma and judgement have real and harmful consequences. Change starts with us, and how we see and treat others

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Two hands reaching out to each other

Service restrictions related to substance use cause further trauma and harm to people who use drugs

May 31, 2021 (October 7, 2021)
By Regulation Project

People who use drugs have woken up from an overdose to find out that they no longer have a bed to sleep in for the night because they were service restricted for overdosing in the shelter.

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A winding highway towards mountains

Giving a voice to those at the centre: Thoughts and reflections from a person who uses drugs

May 21, 2021 (May 26, 2021)
By Regulation Project

I am still living it every day—the stigma of substance use. Life is a huge challenge.. The “day to day” that most of us take for granted.

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A hand reaching out for help

Services and help for those who want it are too hard to access. The system isn’t designed for us

May 21, 2021 (July 17, 2021)
By Regulation Project

There are many people out there who want to get help but can’t.

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The Canadian Drug Policy Coalition is based out of Simon Fraser University’s Faculty of Health Sciences.

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