BC Centre On Substance Use

• ‘I’ve been brought back to life six times’: How a B.C. man escaped the Downtown Eastside alive

  "If I fell down, I was going to get back up": Guy Felicella battled addiction for decades on Vancouver's Downtown Eastside and won.

  Health

  Aug 10, 2020
  
• VPD says it won’t change strategies in Downtown Eastside despite critical report

  The study from the B.C. Centre on Substance Use recommends reducing police patrols in the DTES so as not to intimidate residents.

  Canada

  Sep 20, 2019
  
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• Study says B.C.’s housing policies mean drug users can be targeted for eviction

  Evictions leading to homelessness can also mean people lose touch with their trusted drug dealer, which can lead to overdoses.

  Mar 28, 2019