Seeing substance use as a moral failing doesn’t help. It makes you feel stigma and shame, which makes it harder to change.
The minute I was labelled…I became a case file
I used drugs to find purpose and freedom. Today, I find freedom in love and purpose in sacrifice and service.
Harm reduction and drug policy organizations seek solutions to Yukon’s overdose crisis at territory’s first-ever public health dialogue on drug policy-related harms
Bringing diverse communities together to find and enact solutions to the overdose crisis.
When people stop their judgement, then they’ll see the truth
Stigma and judgement have real and harmful consequences. Change starts with us, and how we see and treat others
Service restrictions related to substance use cause further trauma and harm to people who use drugs
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.
Addiction doesn’t discriminate
An explainer video produced by our community partner, Sandy Hill Community Health Centre
Meet the people of Sandy Hill Community Health Centre
Good health means more than just treating people when they are sick. Problems like poverty, addiction, and family violence can bring on illness — or keep people from getting well.
Giving a voice to those at the centre: Thoughts and reflections from a person who uses drugs
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.
Services and help for those who want it are too hard to access. The system isn’t designed for us
There are many people out there who want to get help but can’t.
