harm reduction

• Regina Friendship Centre receives preliminary approval to open overdose prevention site

  Regina's Friendship Centre plans to open an overdose consumption site in two weeks after receiving preliminary approval from the Saskatchewan government.

  Health

  Mar 5
• UBC Okanagan drug-checking program aims to save lives during overdose crisis

  It is already flagging a dangerous trend in the local drug supply.

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  Mar 4
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• N.S. tech firm secures federal funding for safe drug-dispensing machines

  A Dartmouth-based tech firm is expanding to meet the opioid crisis with its ATM-style safe drug dispensing machines.

  Health

  Mar 3
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• Calgary-based advocacy group submits application for harm-reduction site in Lethbridge

  A group from Calgary is looking to reduce harm in Lethbridge by opening a space to provide clean needles, sex education and more.

  Health

  Feb 5
• Ensemble Moncton’s new dispensing machine offers meth pipes, naloxone, hygiene products

  'People are using substances and it's a very complex health issue... By denying them these resources, we put them at even greater harms and risks and deteriorates their health.'

  Canada

  Dec 11, 2020
• ‘We have multi-generational traumas’: Gwa’dzi Managed Alcohol Program breaking ground in Port Hardy

  "The partnership that the Gwa'dzi Managed Alcohol Program and the local detachment have is one of the first I'm aware of in Canada," said Port Hardy RCMP Cpl. Chris Voller.

  News

  Nov 10, 2020
• B.C. must look to Oregon on recreational drug decriminalization, legalization of mushrooms: UBC expert

  Oregon also voted Tuesday on Measure 109, which legalizes the psychotherapeutic use of psilocybin — otherwise known as psychedelic mushrooms.

  Canada

  Nov 8, 2020
• Regina council to address addictions crisis with talks of city-wide harm reduction strategy

  The city will work with a group of experts and community organizations to address the overdose crisis and develop a city-wide harm reduction strategy.

  Health

  Oct 29, 2020
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• Nova Scotia pharmacists see increased need for safe supplies for people who use substances

  Pharmacies across Nova Scotia are helping to increase access to harm reduction services.

  Health

  Oct 16, 2020
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• Doctors, lawyers gather in Lethbridge to support harm-reduction services

  A group gathered in Lethbridge on Thursday afternoon to show support for the Lethbridge Overdose Prevention Society and harm-reduction services in southern Alberta. 

  Health

  Oct 15, 2020