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Trey Helten was nothing less than a hero. He saved hundreds of lives by reversing ODs, driving people to treatment & just being kind. Trey was a friend to Crackdown and appeared on the show twice. We'll never forget you, Trey. Rest in power. rb.gy/ztwctt
Episode 53: Goodbye Ashtrey — Crackdown Podcast
We lost another soldier from the front lines. Trey Helten, longtime manager of the Overdose Prevention Society and all around harm reduction hero on the Downtown Eastside, has died at 42. Trey saved h...
rb.gy
April 25, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Trey Helten was nothing less than a hero. He saved hundreds of lives by reversing ODs, driving people to treatment & just being kind. Trey was a friend to Crackdown and appeared on the show twice. We'll never forget you, Trey. Rest in power. rb.gy/ztwctt
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My annual contribution to this day, which every April I have come to dread.
Temporary inhalation site in Nelson marks drug crisis anniversary
April 14 is the nine-year anniversary of the toxic drug crisis in B.C.
www.nelsonstar.com
April 14, 2025 at 11:29 PM
My annual contribution to this day, which every April I have come to dread.
Reposted by J Stewart
Supervised consumption sites in Ontario still face closure—despite a court ruling recognizing the risk of irreparable harm.
Last week, the Ontario Superior Court acknowledged these closures mean greater risk of overdoses, deaths, & disease transmission.
Press Release: drugpolicy.ca/despite-onta...
Last week, the Ontario Superior Court acknowledged these closures mean greater risk of overdoses, deaths, & disease transmission.
Press Release: drugpolicy.ca/despite-onta...
March 31, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Supervised consumption sites in Ontario still face closure—despite a court ruling recognizing the risk of irreparable harm.
Last week, the Ontario Superior Court acknowledged these closures mean greater risk of overdoses, deaths, & disease transmission.
Press Release: drugpolicy.ca/despite-onta...
Last week, the Ontario Superior Court acknowledged these closures mean greater risk of overdoses, deaths, & disease transmission.
Press Release: drugpolicy.ca/despite-onta...
Reposted by J Stewart
I wrote something for @theglobeandmail.com about my experience photographing the toxic drug supply crisis and the people I love who continue to fight for evidence-based solutions.
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Opinion: Living and dying through B.C.’s overdose crisis
Documenting the everyday of a forever emergency
www.theglobeandmail.com
March 28, 2025 at 3:47 PM
I wrote something for @theglobeandmail.com about my experience photographing the toxic drug supply crisis and the people I love who continue to fight for evidence-based solutions.
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
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Two Vancouver Island addictions medicine doctors have resigned in protest following Nanaimo doctor Jess Wilder being put on administrative leave by Island Health after organizing an unsanctioned overdose prevention site with @docs4saferdrugs.bsky.social. Island Health denies that it was punitive.
Harm reduction doctor behind Nanaimo overdose site resigns in protest – The Discourse.
Dr. Jessica Wilder steps down from harm reduction leadership roles at Island Health and at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital after being put on administrative leave following participation in an unsan...
thediscourse.ca
February 7, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Two Vancouver Island addictions medicine doctors have resigned in protest following Nanaimo doctor Jess Wilder being put on administrative leave by Island Health after organizing an unsanctioned overdose prevention site with @docs4saferdrugs.bsky.social. Island Health denies that it was punitive.
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Unregulated drugs killed fewer people last year in B.C., but advocates say numbers still far too high. B.C. Coroners' Service says the #ToxicDrugCrisis claimed 2,253 livesin 2024 -- more than 6 per day -- a 13% decrease from 2023.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... via @cbcnews.ca
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... via @cbcnews.ca
Unregulated drugs killed fewer people in 2024 in B.C., but advocates say numbers still far too high | CBC News
The B.C. Coroners Service says 2,253 people were killed by unregulated drugs in 2024, marking the lowest death toll from the drug-toxicity crisis in four years.
www.cbc.ca
February 5, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Unregulated drugs killed fewer people last year in B.C., but advocates say numbers still far too high. B.C. Coroners' Service says the #ToxicDrugCrisis claimed 2,253 livesin 2024 -- more than 6 per day -- a 13% decrease from 2023.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... via @cbcnews.ca
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... via @cbcnews.ca
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My latest for @filtermag.bsky.social is about a new hospital-based overdose prevention site on Vancouver Island, and growing interest in replicating these pop-ups across Canada.
filtermag.org/overdose-pre...
filtermag.org/overdose-pre...
More Unsanctioned OPC to Pop Up Outside Hospitals Across Canada
Two months after doctors in British Columbia set up a pair of unsanctioned overdose prevention centers (OPC) outside local hospitals, ...
filtermag.org
January 22, 2025 at 6:27 PM
My latest for @filtermag.bsky.social is about a new hospital-based overdose prevention site on Vancouver Island, and growing interest in replicating these pop-ups across Canada.
filtermag.org/overdose-pre...
filtermag.org/overdose-pre...
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The cost of disinformation & stigma is too high when it comes to the toxic drug crisis. Disinformation about harm reduction will have tragic consequences if life saving services are closed. We need stay focused on ending the crisis, not removing supports.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aODT...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aODT...
Harm reduction expert speaks about how stigma impedes response to the toxic drug crisis
YouTube video by Gord Johns
www.youtube.com
January 12, 2025 at 3:20 AM
The cost of disinformation & stigma is too high when it comes to the toxic drug crisis. Disinformation about harm reduction will have tragic consequences if life saving services are closed. We need stay focused on ending the crisis, not removing supports.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aODT...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aODT...
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A new report that relied on consultation with people who use substances lays out seven solutions to ending the toxic drug crisis. www.nelsonstar.com/local-news/c...
Consultation with substance users lays out solutions to Canada's drug crisis
Nelson was one of the communities that participated in the report by the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition
www.nelsonstar.com
December 6, 2024 at 9:07 PM
A new report that relied on consultation with people who use substances lays out seven solutions to ending the toxic drug crisis. www.nelsonstar.com/local-news/c...
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"An assault on harm reduction in the province that will cost untold lives."
10 sites to be shut down under new legislation averted over 1,500 overdoses in 2022/3. Vital associated services, like drug checking, will also be lost.
Matthew Bonn reports:
10 sites to be shut down under new legislation averted over 1,500 overdoses in 2022/3. Vital associated services, like drug checking, will also be lost.
Matthew Bonn reports:
Ontario’s Unconscionable Supervised Consumption Sites Shutdown
On December 2, the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Canada, passed a law that will shut down 10 supervised drug consumption ...
filtermag.org
December 9, 2024 at 3:05 PM
"An assault on harm reduction in the province that will cost untold lives."
10 sites to be shut down under new legislation averted over 1,500 overdoses in 2022/3. Vital associated services, like drug checking, will also be lost.
Matthew Bonn reports:
10 sites to be shut down under new legislation averted over 1,500 overdoses in 2022/3. Vital associated services, like drug checking, will also be lost.
Matthew Bonn reports:
Guess Mastodon didn’t work out
November 27, 2024 at 11:50 PM
Guess Mastodon didn’t work out