Brain injury a shadow crisis amid overdose deaths in British Columbia People who have experienced a drug poisoning or overdose are 19.5 times more likely to suffer brain damage than those who had not, the B.C. Centre for Disease Control says.

"B.C.’s chief scientific adviser for #psychiatry, #toxicdrugs and #concurrentdisorders, says those with #braininjury and #mentalillness fell into a blind spot for #harmreduction policies, such as #safersupply and drug #decriminalization" #BC #BritishColumbia www.timescolonist.com/local-news/b...

‘Things look bleak’: Greater Victoria experts ponder future of drug crisis - Vancouver Island Free Daily As many as five people die every day in B.C. at the hands of drugs

Five important policies passed in #BritishColumbia: "the three-year #decriminalization pilot, the opening of #overdoseprevention services, the rollout of #drugchecking services, #naloxone, and the #safersupply experiment." #BC #Canada #fentanyl @uvic.ca vancouverislandfreedaily.com/2026/04/12/t...

We know what works.
We know what saves lives.
And we know that cutting services during a public health crisis will cost lives.
#HarmReductionSavesLives
#EndTheStigma
#PublicHealthMatters
#SaveLivesNotCuts
#OverdoseCrisis
#SaferSupply
#SupportDontPunish
#HealthcareForAll
#OntarioHealth
#CommunityCare

They wanted to save lives. They've now been convicted of drug trafficking | CBC News A B.C. Supreme Court judge ruled Friday that Jeremy Kalicum and Eris Nyx had broken the law by selling the drugs to their members, and were each guilty of three counts of possession for the purpose of...

They wanted to save lives. Now, Drug User Liberation Front founders have been convicted of drug trafficking. Case of compassion club will now proceed to a Charter challenge over drug users’ rights to life and liberty. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... via @cbcnews.ca #SaferSupply #HarmReduction

Safer supply changes leave patients struggling for stability – The Discourse. A local doctor says the province’s new safer supply rules are more about politics than public health.

"Doctors and #harmreduction workers in #Nanaimo say changes to the province’s #safersupply program means it is less accessible for people who need it most" #VancouverIsland #BC #BritishColumbia thediscourse.ca/nanaimo/like...

‘Who wouldn’t want pure cocaine?’: the radical plan to prevent overdoses with better drugs Vancouver’s Drug User Liberation Front believes we shouldn’t blame users for the ills of capitalism: if so many people are self-medicating, why not give them the clean stuff?

‘Who wouldn’t want pure cocaine?’ -- A radical plan in Vancouver to prevent overdoses with better drugs. If so many people are self-medicating, why not give them the clean stuff? by PE Moskowitz www.theguardian.com/society/ng-i... via @theguardian.com #HarmReduction #SaferSupply

"It's unfortunate that right now there has been this anti-harm-reduction and anti-safer-supply narrative that's out there that is not really consistent with what the evidence is showing..."
#SafeSupply
#SaferSupply
#AllTheTools

After feds cut funding, B.C. keeps ‘safer supply’ programs running — for now | Globalnews.ca Between 2017 and March 2025, Health Canada says it funded $126 million through its Substance Use and Addictions Program, money it stopped providing this spring.

" #Vancouver Coastal Health’s Safer Alternative for Emergency Response (SAFER) Initiative & Kilala Lelum, and 3 projects in the #VancouverIsland Health Authority (AVI SAFER in #Victoria, #Nanaimo, and the #NorthIsland) “remain operational...”" #safersupply globalnews.ca/news/1131333...

Exploring models of safer supply provision: A qualitative study on the preferences of people who access the unregulated drug market People who use drugs and other experts have long advocated for a supply of regulated drugs of known quality and composition as an alternative to the t…

New @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social paper featuring CISUR researchers: "Exploring models of #safersupply provision: A qualitative study on the preferences of people who access the unregulated drug market" www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

#SaferSupply is a #Regulatedsupply.

Safe supply an effective treatment tool despite political backlash, study confirms - Healthy Debate New study shows that safe supply may be a more effective treatment option than methadone for those most at risk,.

#SaferSupply an effective treatment tool despite political backlash. New study shows safe opioid supply more effective than opioid agonist therapies, by @maddidellplain.bsky.social healthydebate.ca/2025/06/topi... via @healthydebate.bsky.social

5 suspects charged in record-setting $3 million Edmonton drug bust | CBC News After a year-long investigation, five suspects have been arrested and charged in a record-setting drug seizure.

📉A major cocaine bust in YEG could mean a more toxic, unpredictable street supply as scarcity grows & people turn to riskier sources. Now more than ever, we need harm reduction: drug checking, supervised use, & safer supply to save lives. #HarmReduction #YEG #SaferSupply
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NEW ODPRN study finds that BOTH Safer Opioid Supply (SOS) & methadone improve health outcomes and play important complementary roles in responding to Canada’s drug toxicity crisis.

odprn.ca/research/pub...

#HarmReduction #SaferSupply

Decriminalization supporters question B.C. drug study that links policy to overdoses Former chief coroner Lisa Lapointe says the study did not capture the "significant" decrease in opioid-related deaths in B.C. in 2024 — the lowest rate since 2020.

" #BritishColumbia 's former chief coroner is cautioning against a “jump to conclusions” after a new study found #safersupply & drug #decriminalization policies were associated with significant increases in #opioid #overdose hospitalizations in the province" #BC www.timescolonist.com/local-news/s...

B.C. drug decriminalization and safer supply associated with more overdoses: study VANCOUVER - A study into safer supply and drug decriminalization policies in British Columbia has found that b...

"A study into #safersupply and drug #decriminalization policies in #BritishColumbia has found that both were associated with increased #opioid #overdose hospitalizations" #publichealth #BC #Canada nanaimonewsnow.com/2025/03/25/b...

Organized Crime and Opioid Relapse: The Deadly Side of Canada’s Safer Supply "I have a couple dozen patients in my practice who were drug-free prior to the advent of safe supply": Toronto Physician

Organized Crime and Opioid Relapse: The Deadly Side of Canada’s #SaferSupply -- "I have a couple dozen patients in my practice who were drug-free prior to the advent of #safesupply": Toronto Physician

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Fate of B.C. safer supply program uncertain with witnessed dosing requirement Health Minister Josie Osborne said the province would restore the requirement that some medications be ingested under the supervision of a health care provider

Fate of B.C. #SaferSupply program uncertain with witnessed dosing requirement. Change to prescribed alternatives program casts uncertainty on the future of treatment, by @andreawoo.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com #HarmReduction #ToxicDrugCrisis

Safer supply drug users will have to go to pharmacies multiple times a day under new B.C. model | CBC News The B.C. government has overhauled the prescription opioid program to require witnessed dosing. Conservatives say the safe supply program has fueled addition. Harm reduction advocates say it saves liv...

#SaferSupply drug users will have to go to pharmacies multiple times a day under new B.C. rules. Critics say safe supply program fuels addiction. #HarmReduction advocates say it saves lives, by @katiederosa.bsky.social
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... via @cbcnews.ca

Nancy Henderson on Safe Supply and Harm Reduction | Care For Caregivers Nancy shares insights from their journey from community nursing to frontline research, reflecting on the struggles of burnout and the critical role of safe ...

"We need to meet people truly where they’re at and provide them with this, with a safer alternative to what they’re using on the street."
CISUR researcher Nancy Henderson talks #safersupply and #harmreduction on the Care2Listen podcast: careforcaregivers.ca/nancy-hender...

Each different textile you see here represents a person in🇨🇦who has lost their life to the unpredictable toxic drug supply.
If you have someone you want to include in this memorial project please contact me. This is an ongoing project and what you see here will grow.
#harmreduction #safersupply

Globe editorial: B.C. diverted its gaze on safe supply issues The province said publicly funded opioids weren’t ending up in the hands of traffickers, but it didn’t have the data to back that up

B.C. diverted its gaze on #SaferSupply issues. The success of the approach (or lack thereof) must be judged on the evidence, not wishful thinking.  
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/edit... via @theglobeandmail.com #ToxicDrugCrisis

Treatment as Usual plus lisdexamfetamine (LDX-01) and Treatment as Usual plus lisdexamfetamine (LDX-01) plus Contingency Management in Addiction and Methamphetamine-dependence and Addiction, Substance... The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if administering a high dose stimulant with Contingency Management reduces days of use in adults who use methampheta...

Meanwhile we have a home grown solution - connected blister packs. My company CuePath Innovation from Vancouver is the driving tech behind ichgcp.net/clinical-tri.... We need treatments not incarceration, but there’s no treatments. It’s Type II reasoning. #safersupply #clinicaltrials

B.C.'s safer supply drug program under scrutiny following revelations in leaked document The province's safer supply drug program is under more scrutiny after the B.C. Health Ministry confirmed the government is in the middle of a large-scale investigation into the program. The new revela...

B.C.'s #SaferSupply drug program under scrutiny following revelations in leaked document. There have been months of allegations about the diversion of drugs onto the streets. www.cbc.ca/player/play/... via @cbcnews.ca #ToxicDrugCrisis

Prohibition?
Alcoholism and crime got worse.

Oxy Deregulation?
Drugs got stronger and supply was poisoned.

Fentanyl crackdown?
A stronger drug will rise to take it's place... suffering will increase.

Come up with a better plan.

#harmreduction #SaferSupply #CTS #SafeInjection #CarryNaloxone

‘Number one killer’: Expert panel delves into toxic opioid crisis in Victoria ‘I hope it shakes all of us awake to what this crisis is and the toll that it's taking,’: organizer

Speaker series on the #toxicdrugcrisis is underway in Victoria, BC. Must fight this apathy & ideology holding up real solutions to this critical issue. See you Feb 26 for the next event in @peersvictoria series. #safersupply www.vicnews.com/local-news/n...

But, but, but... I thought they were all about making sure gambling (which can always be harmful), and making it "safer" somehow. Guess we shouldn't be surprised or shocked by anything they say vs. what they do anymore.
#ableg #HarmReduction #SaferSupply

Safer Supply Research — Co/Lab

If you'd like to learn more about #safersupply research CISUR researchers are involved in, check out www.colabbc.ca/safer-supply