Source: Canadians in small towns face alarmingly higher risk of opioid overdoses: report|the Globe & Mail Canadians who live in small cities face substantially higher risks of opioid overdoses than those who live in larger centres, according to new national data that expose how poverty, unemployment and other factors are ...
Pour en lire plus »Peer support workers on front lines of the OD crisis need support too: Experts
Source: Peer support workers on front lines of the OD crisis need support too: Expert|CityNews1130.comOriginally published on August 12th 2018 VANCOUVER – Trey Helten has known almost every one of the 50 or so people he has treated for overdoses on Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside since February. As a former heroin ...
Pour en lire plus »Denver council approves safe injection sites with lessons from Vancouver
Source: Denver council approves safe injection sites with lessons from Vancouver|CityNews1130.com VANCOUVER – As an overdose crisis began taking shape in Denver, Colorado, one of the places the city’s leaders looked for answers was north of the border. Councillor Albus Brooks says he hopped on a plane to Vancouver last ...
Pour en lire plus »City of Vancouver releases 23 recommendations to combat ongoing opioid crisis
Source: City of Vancouver releases 23 recommendations to combat ongoing opioid crisis|Global News.ca A new report shows overdose deaths in Vancouver remain high, with a large number of victims not necessarily who you’d think they are. Ted Chernecki reports. The City of Vancouver is out with 23 recommendations to combat the ...
Pour en lire plus »Global State of Harm Reduction 2018
Source: Global State of Harm Reduction 2018|Harm Reduction International(HRI.global) Global State of Harm Reduction 2018 The 2018 Global State of Harm Reduction is the sixth edition of this report, and the most comprehensive ever thanks to a coordinated effort of over 100 harm reduction practitioners, academics, advocates and activists from around the world. ...
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Source: Don’t keep naloxone kit in your car this winter, health advocate warns|CBC.ca Drug becomes less effective when it’s exposed to temperatures below 5 C As temperatures begin to drop, health officials are war ning British Columbians not to keep naloxone kits in their cars. The medication, which can reverse a ...
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