Understanding the circumstances that contribute to these deaths is urgently needed to inform interventions and policies to prevent opioid-related mortality in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Canadian Drug Policy Coalition launches national dialogue series on the overdose crisis and COVID-19
Finding common ground and shared meaning to realize solutions to the overdose crisis. A public health and human rights-based approach
Canada’s busiest supervised consumption site shuts its doors on International Overdose Awareness Day
People will likely die without the supervised consumption services ARCHES provides and the community of care built around it.
OPEN LETTER: Alberta Government must reinstate funding to ARCHES and harm reduction services in Lethbridge
The closure of Lethbridge’s supervised consumption site on International Overdose Awareness Day will undoubtedly lead to more overdose deaths
Convergent risk of COVID-19 and bacterial and viral infections among PWUD
Without access to harm reduction, PWUD are potentially at greater risk of acquiring blood-borne viruses
Impact of COVID-19 on people who use drugs
Pandemic response measures such as physical distancing and social isolation have disrupted the healthcare and support services that people who use or have used substances and their communities typically rely on.
COVID-19 Graphics and Posters
Shareable graphics and posters related to COVID-19 guideance and information for the harm reduction community | COVID-19 graphics and posters
Self-care and Mental Health Resources for the Harm Reduction Community
Building capacity and resiliency for the frontline amid two concurrent public health crises | Mental health and self-care resources for harm reduction
Overdose prevention and response during COVID-19
Overdose prevention and response during COVID-19, Overdose prevention and response during COVID-19 Click HERE for more resources
