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

By Redeye Collective
| January 12, 2017

Podcast




Artist: Redeye Collective
Title: Epidemic of overdose deaths legacy of 10 years of anti-harm reduction
Album: Redeye: Vancouver Cooperative Radio
Year: 2017
Genre: Public Affairs
Length: 0:14:21 minutes (13.15 MB)
Format: 44.1kHz, 128Kbps

Show Notes:

Image: Flickr/Tylor Sherman

Jordan Westfall says the hundreds of drug overdose deaths are a legacy of Harper's opposition to harm reduction. Westfall is someone who formerly used opioid drugs and wrote his master's thesis on overdose prevention. He is president of the Canadian Association of People who Use Drugs. Jordan Westfall spoke with Redeye host Jane Williams about how to prevent more fentanyl-related deaths.

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Image: Flickr/Tylor Sherman

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