In Canada, people who use drugs are dying in record numbers. Between January 2016 and September 2019, more than 14,700 people died of apparent opioid overdoses in this country. In Ontario alone, more than 1450 people died from opioid-related causes in 2018. The overwhelming majority of these overdoses and deaths involve fentanyl or its analogues, […]
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The Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Act: The Good, the Bad, and the Ineffective
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Publication Topics: Drug policy, harm reduction
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Gendering the Scene: Women, Gender-Diverse People, and Harm Reduction in Canada – Full report
At writing, Canada is facing an unprecedented overdose crisis that is killing at alarming rates. Canada’s ongoing fixation on criminal prohibition as the primary approach to addressing drug use has led to a situation in which people who use drugs continue to face criminalization, political and social hostility, and limited access to harm reduction and health […]
Posted in Drug policy, English, French, LGBTQ Rights, Our Work, Pub Document Type, Pub Language, Publications, Reports, Women’s Rights
Also tagged drug policy, LGBTQ Rights, scs, women's rights
Publication Topics: Drug policy, harm reduction, LGBTQ Rights, Women's rights
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Gendering the Scene: Women, Gender-Diverse People, and Harm Reduction in Canada – Summary report
There are marked differences between men, women, and gender-diverse people in terms of their drug use and how laws and policies affect them. However, insufficient attention is paid to the needs of women and gender-diverse people who use drugs and their access to health services, including harm reduction services. This is especially true for gender-diverse […]
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Publication Topics: Drug policy, harm reduction, LGBTQ Rights, Women's rights
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Open Letter to Premier Kenney about SCS
On August 30, 2019, in advance of International Overdose Awareness Day, our colleagues in Alberta sent this open letter to Premier Jason Kenney, Minister of Health Tyler Shandro and Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Jason Luan, urging them to reconsider their announced review of supervised consumption services in their province. We are proud […]
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Publication Topics: Drug policy
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Letter to federal ministers regarding Overdue for a Change
On February 20, the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network distributed the full report of Overdue for a Change: Scaling Up Supervised Consumption Sites in Canada. This report builds on the summary released in December 2018 and includes recommendations for actions the federal, provincial, territorial and municipal governments can take immediately to address the current overdose crisis. The […]
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Overdue for a Change: Scaling up Supervised Consumption Services in Canada – Full report
The Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network is pleased to share with you the full report of Overdue for a Change: Scaling Up Supervised Consumption Services in Canada. This report documents a research project that was undertaken in 2018 to explore the current state of supervised consumption services (SCS) in Canada, to monitor legal and policy changes affecting […]
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Overdue for a Change: Scaling up Supervised Consumption Services in Canada
The Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network is pleased to share with you Overdue for a Change: Scaling Up Supervised Consumption Services in Canada. Our summary brief describes the key findings and recommendations of a research project that was undertaken in 2018 to explore the current state of supervised consumption services (SCS) in Canada, to monitor legal […]
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Publication Topics: Drug policy, harm reduction, scs
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