The first steps for systemic change are usually the hardest. But thanks to an international community of experts, including and especially those with lived expertise on the…
National Day of Action on the Overdose Crisis 2019
Hundreds of supporters and community members converged in downtown Vancouver to send a message to policymakers. Prohibition is costing lives and safe supply is urgently needed.
STIMULUS 2018: DRUGS, POLICY AND PRACTICE IN CANADA
From October 3 – 5, 2018, advocates and those inspired to create new approaches to drugs will be together in Edmonton, AB. This has been a CDPC vision for…
INTERNATIONAL INTEREST IN DRUG CHECKING
This is a guest blog provided by Nazlee Maghsoudi. The Canadian Drug Policy attended HR17 and we are pleased to share this account of the conference. INCREASING INTERNATIONAL…
insite vigil poem by the late Bud Osborn
Last week, for the National Day of Action for the Overdose Crisis, we marched with 922 feathers, one for every life lost in BC in 2016. Our Executive…
In Memory of Raffi Balian
Raffi Balian passed away on February 16, 2017 Raffi was one of the founding members of the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition (CDPC). He was very excited that…
How to Help the Overdose Crisis
As 2016 comes to a close, we reflect on the tragedy that continues to unfold in Canada; the unprecedented numbers of deaths from drug overdoses this year….
World AIDS Day 2016 – Three Papers To Read
World AIDS Day 2016 is on December 1st. View three important publications relating HIV/AIDS to harm reduction and drug policy. We will continue to work towards the equitable, safe…
We’ve Been Here Before – Overdose Deaths in BC, 1994
Former BC Chief Coroner Vince Cain, in his report on British Colombia’s opioid overdose catastrophe in the nineties, conducted a thorough analysis of the problem we were…
