Canadian Drug Policy Coalition

• B.C. election: Critics see drug debate tainted by politicization

  With more than 15,000 lives lost to toxic drugs since 2016, B.C. has been at the cutting edge of debate, science and policy about how to deal with the crisis.

  Politics

  Sep 28, 2024
  
• Alberta doctors call for more drug use sites to reduce strain on acute care resources

  Members of the Edmonton Zone Medical Staff Association's opioid poisoning committee have penned a letter calling for emergency action to address the drug poisoning crisis.

  Health

  Sep 24, 2021
  
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• Advocates say safe drug supply needed to combat spike in opioid overdose deaths in Canada

  Harm reduction advocates say Canada needs to adopt drug policies that focus on making a safe drug supply more accessible as the pandemic makes the opioid crisis worse than ever.

  Health

  Jul 28, 2021
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• COVID-19: Some turn to psychedelic micro-dosing to cope with mental health stress, anxiety

  The stress of COVID-19 may be contributing to a boom in psychedelic consumption because of the mental health crisis the pandemic has created.

  Features

  Jan 31, 2021
• Saskatoon man biking to Vancouver to raise money and awareness for opioid crisis

  Iliajah Pidskalny, 25, will battle winter conditions, biking over 1,600 kilometres to raise money and awareness for the opioid crisis.

  Canada

  Dec 30, 2020
• Small communities grapple with ‘huge challenge’ of opioid crisis

  Small communities in Canada have hospitalization rates for opioid poisonings more than double those in the country's largest cities, according to 2017 data presented last year by the Canadian Institute for Health Information.

  Health

  May 13, 2019
• Canadian drug policy expert says it’s time to legalize all drugs

  A leading expert on drug policy says the war on drugs has failed and Canada needs to embrace full legalization.

  Health

  May 11, 2018