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Heroin assisted treatment

WEBHeroin assisted treatment. Heroin Assisted Treatment (HAT) is an innovation that engages long-term heroin users in treatment that includes the provision of pharmaceutical grade …

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Why Decriminalize Drugs

WEBOn Thursday, May 24 th the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition released a report on Canadian drug policy. The report calls for the replacement of Canada’s …

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Recommendations on Alternatives to Criminal Penalties for Simple

WEBThe Task Force also considered Canada’s obligations under international treaties, lessons learned in other jurisdictions, the important issue of safety, supports for community, …

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: BC Supreme Court rules in favour of …

WEBAbout Canadian Drug Policy Coalition. Advocating for public health- and human rights-based drug policy grounded in evidence, compassion, and social justice

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Harm Reduction in Canada – What Governments Need to Do Now

WEBThe federal government can and should act now on several fronts to protect the health and human rights of all Canadians, particularly those most at risk of harms. Harm Reduction …

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The Impact of Stigma and Avoiding Stigmatizing Language

WEBThe Impact of Stigma and Avoiding Stigmatizing Language. June 29, 2022 (July 12, 2022) By Canadian Drug Policy Coalition. Stigma is a mark or characteristic …

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Expanding access to diacetylmorphine & hydromorphone in Canada

WEBIn May 2019, Health Canada announced changes to increase the accessibility of diacetylmorphine and hydromorphone, and in September 2019, the CIHR-funded …

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One year of decriminalization in BC: What’s really going on

WEBDecriminalization reduces incarceration, police involvement, stigma, and disconnection from services – all of which drive harm and overdose. In that regard, it is …

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Treat drug use as a public health issue, not criminal issue, say UN

WEBThe Canadian Drug Policy Coalition is based out of Simon Fraser University’s Faculty of Health Sciences.

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CDSA Exemption and Interpretive Guide for Controlled Substances

WEBTo maintain Canadians’ access to controlled substances for medical treatments (e.g., treatment of substance use disorders and chronic pain), while they …

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ontario Braces for Loss of Vital Services …

WEBOntario, Canada | March 5, 2024 — Fifty-one community groups from across Ontario are calling on the provincial government to immediately fund and support supervised …

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Questions and Answers – Provincial/Territorial Class …

WEBAt this time, Health Canada is not funding supervised consumption sites or urgent public health need sites. However, due to the impacts of COVID-19 on communities and …

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Frequently Asked Questions

WEBVersion 1; March 23, 2020 1 | P a g e Health Canada 6DQWp Canada Frequently Asked Questions Subsection 56(1) Class Exemption for Patients, Practitioners and …

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"We need decriminalization for all:" Drug policy & human rights

WEBFor immediate release. June 1, 2022 – A growing group of drug policy and human rights organizations across Canada — comprising people who use drugs, health …

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War on Drugs Takes Center Stage at UN as Global Leaders and

WEBThe UN shapes international drug policy. National drug laws must adhere to three UN treaties on drugs that prohibit the production and supply of certain drugs, and …

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Legal Regulation

WEBAdvocacy for legal regulation is founded on the philosophies and ethics of harm reduction. This is a movement for social justice that aims to reduce not just the dangers of drug use …

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