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A Roadmap for Canada’s Drug Policy Future: The Peter Wall International Research Roundtable

June 4, 2019 (November 9, 2019)
By Scott Bernstein

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…

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National Day of Action on the Overdose Crisis 2019

April 18, 2019 (April 16, 2020)
By Peter Kim

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.

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STIMULUS 2018: DRUGS, POLICY AND PRACTICE IN CANADA

September 14, 2018 (October 25, 2018)
By Canadian Drug Policy Coalition

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…

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INTERNATIONAL INTEREST IN DRUG CHECKING

June 30, 2017 (November 4, 2019)
By CDPC

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…

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insite vigil poem by the late Bud Osborn

March 1, 2017 (October 29, 2019)
By Donald MacPherson

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…

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In Memory of Raffi Balian

February 22, 2017 (February 22, 2017)
By Donald MacPherson

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…

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How to Help the Overdose Crisis

December 21, 2016 (May 23, 2017)
By Donald MacPherson

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….

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World AIDS Day 2016 – Three Papers To Read

December 1, 2016 (November 4, 2019)
By Canadian Drug Policy Coalition

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…

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We’ve Been Here Before – Overdose Deaths in BC, 1994

November 24, 2016 (April 16, 2020)
By Donald MacPherson

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…

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