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Epidemic of overdose deaths legacy of 10 years of anti-harm reduction

January 12, 2017
| Jordan Westfall says the hundreds of drug overdose deaths are a legacy of Harper's approach. Westfall is someone who formerly used opioid drugs and wrote his master's thesis on overdose prevention.
Length: 14:21 minutes (13.15 MB)
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Health Canada considers allowing use of prescription heroin

June 10, 2016
| There are encouraging signs that the Liberal government will take a radically different approach to harm reduction. Pivot Legal says prescription heroin is a crucial tool in addiction treatment.
Length: 12:17 minutes (11.26 MB)
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Forum: The Case for Heroin Assisted Treatment in Canada

November 8, 2013
| Pivot Legal hosted a forum to discuss the benefits of prescribing heroin to profoundly addicted users. The discussion featured Dr. Gabor Maté, Dr. Bruce Alexander, Dave Murray and Scott Bernstein.
Length: 50:25 minutes (46.17 MB)
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Vancouver's safe injection site marks its 10th anniversary

October 5, 2013
| In 2003, Insite opened its doors to provide harm reduction services to people who inject drugs. In that time, there have been 1.8 million visits and no overdose deaths.
Length: 15:13 minutes (13.93 MB)

Not Rex: Dope wars

The Global Commission on Drug Policy has just weighed in. The War on Drugs is an abysmal failure. They even get it in the U.S. So why is Canada going on a bad trip? The Harper government is trying to shut down Vancouver's In Site and legislating mandatory prison-filling minimum drug sentences.

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Spend my tax dollars on heroin, please.

There's a lot of hot air circulating these days about taxpayers having no voice and getting no respect. Well, I'm a taxpayer and I'll tell you what I'd like to see my money spent on.

Heroin. Pharmaceutical-grade heroin for chronic opiate addicts for whom other forms of treatment have failed.

A video commentary for Rabble TV by Shawn Syms (Twitter: @shawnsyms)

 

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British, Canadian Troops Smuggling Afghan Heroin?

British, Canadian Troops May Have Smuggled Afghan Heroin, Reports Say

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-canadian-troops-may...

The CIA, Karzai mafia and almost everyone else is - why not our canucklehead soldiers too?

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