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Officials hope B.C.’s drug decriminalization plan will reduce stigma around drug use

30Jan

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Officials hope B.C.’s drug decriminalization plan will reduce stigma around drug use

Global News Hour at 6 BC B.C. will be the first jurisdiction in Canada to remove criminal penalties for possession of small amounts of some hard drugs. Tuesday marks the first day of the province's drug decriminalization plan and officials are hoping it reduces the shame and stigma surrounding drug use. Richard Zussman has the details. Source link

Peterborough Public Health issues 2nd drug poisoning alert of January – Peterborough

Another drug poisoning alert has been issued for the Peterborough area. Peterborough Public Health said Thursday that over the last 24 hours, 911 emergency personnel responded to five suspected drug-related poisonings. Read more: Drugs, handgun seized in overdose death investigation in Peterborough, police say Read next: COVID misinformation led to at least 2,800 deaths in Canada, $300M in costs: report The health unit — which serves Peterborough, Peterborough County, Curve Lake First Nation and Hiawatha First Nation — believes the poisonings are the result of three different blue-coloured opioid products and one white version, which are all “being mistaken” for crack cocaine.“These products have an increased level of toxicity,” th...

Federal funding will help Guelph organizations address overdose crisis – Guelph

Five organizations in Guelph, Ont., will be sharing in $2.9 million in federal funding to enhance and expand addiction support services. The funding is in response to the ongoing opioid overdose crisis happening across Canada. Locally, it will be distributed as follows:Wyndham House Concurrent Specialized Youth Hub is receiving more than $1 million to expand their specialized youth hubMental Health Association Waterloo-Wellington will receive $149,000 for training and certifying peer support workers dealing with substance use concernsStonehenge Therapeutic Community Centre is getting $207,500 for the implementation of their peer-to-peer overdose response program, providing peer-led, low-barrier, urgent response to drug poisoningsHIV/AIDS Resources and Community Health will receive...