Change the Face of Addiction

Evidence, support, compassion. Advocating for Harm Reduction, Progressive drug policies, and ending stigma.

[Change the Face of Addiction @ChangetheFaceAB]

A tale of two Ministers of Addictions and Mental Health.

One urgently responding to surges in #overdose in their province—the other concealing overdose data and actively undermining harm reduction in a dual public health crisis.

#ABLeg #abpoli

[Change the Face of Addiction @ChangetheFaceAB]

Join us on Monday, August 31st, 12:00-1:30pm

#IOAD2020 #music #hope #awareness

https://t.co/49uwdYzBWs

[Change the Face of Addiction @ChangetheFaceAB]

Healing Hearts and advocacy with @momsstoptheharm
on August 24th

#ioad2020 #overdoseawareness #healinghearts #msth

Eventbrite Link 👇
https://t.co/bWvlYbGrl3

[Change the Face of Addiction @ChangetheFaceAB]

Daniel's Story: Recovery, Advocacy & Hope with @danielsnyder1 on August 24th

#ioad2020 #overdoseawareness #recovery #advocacy

Eventbrite Link 👇
https://t.co/MCjvZi34bb

[Change the Face of Addiction @ChangetheFaceAB]

Virtual Naloxone Training with Safeworks on August 28th

#ioad2020 #overdoseawareness

Eventbrite Link 👇
https://t.co/krawn1Ac8O

[Change the Face of Addiction @ChangetheFaceAB]

Meth Use Presentation & Community Consultation presented by @HIVCommLink on August 27th

#ioad2020 #overdoseawareness

Eventbrite Link 👇
https://t.co/JAOoyxj0iJ

[Change the Face of Addiction @ChangetheFaceAB]

Talking to Teens about Substance Use 101 presented by @RebeccaSaah on August 26th

#ioad2020 #overdoseawareness

Eventbrite Link 👇
https://t.co/xgm3EjOWUP

[Change the Face of Addiction @ChangetheFaceAB]

Vulnerable Peoples Training presented by @alphahouseyyc on August 25th

#ioad2020 #overdoseawareness

Eventbrite link👇
https://t.co/WQoutVTMkp

[Change the Face of Addiction @ChangetheFaceAB]

Harm Reduction & Best Practices presented by @HIVCommLink on August 24th

#ioad2020 #overdoseawareness #harmreduction

Eventbrite link👇
https://t.co/SUYshDCG6G

[Change the Face of Addiction @ChangetheFaceAB]

"So those people who were worried about social disorder in their community have just turned their entire city into an unsupervised consumption site, and people are not going to be anywhere close to getting the help when they are overdosing"
#ableg #abpoli

https://t.co/4YUZNLuyyw

[International Overdose Awareness Day @OverdoseDay]

So apparently it's not enough to close a site that safely manages hundreds of overdoses.

It's not enough to sell out vulnerable people.

You also HAVE to do it on August 31, the ONE DAY OF THE YEAR people around the world have to remember those we've lost.

This is unacceptable.

[Elaine Hyshka @ehyshka]

New safe supply opioid dispensing units to be implemented in Dartmouth (NS); London (ON); Victoria (BC), and Vancouver (BC) this month. https://t.co/DlCLxBIhtU

[BC Centre on Substance Use @BCCSU]

“It’s time to adopt a new legal regime to regulate drugs — their potency, retail sales, warning labels, age limits and other restrictions such as prescriptions.“
https://t.co/RdkDz1q1Ml

[Change the Face of Addiction @ChangetheFaceAB]

Risk has increased across the country, there’s no doubt. Unfortunately, here in #Alberta, we do not get timely access to data.

The #AlbertaModel. Works best when you don’t keep score.

#ABLeg

[Tarita @NurseMom5AB]

BC sees surge in #overdose & responds with compassion. AB? "Compassion is not sustainable".
Another #UCPFail.
#MentalHealthMatters #AddictionsMatter
#FiretheUCP I am done with so many needlessly dying due to UCP policies.💔

[Elaine Hyshka @ehyshka]

BC adding 17 new supervised consumption services and 12 inhalation services in response to dramatic spike in ODs during COVID-19. https://t.co/eCgeXQO90w

[Jessica Holtsbaum @jessafcfa]

@ChangetheFaceAB @jasonluan88 @DarcyJudy @momsstoptheharm @shmitzysays @JeremyAppel1025 @heathersweetab @JanisIrwin @ANCHR_nurses @StreetworksAB @CovidEquity That’s what our government should be doing, but instead they’re dismantling everything many people worked hard to build😢 #AbLeg #abpoli #harmreductionworks

[guyfelicella🇨🇦🍁 @guyfelicella]

I'll reiterate, addressing the toxic #drug supply has gone from defeat to debacle throughout Canada. @PattyHajdu @GovCanHealth #cdnpoli

[BC/Yukon Association of Drug War Survivors @bcyadws]

The biggest news this week is the death of a dedicated and passionate #harmreduction worker in Vancouver – we lost one of our own this week and the entire #DTES is in shock and grieving. Here are this week’s drug stories from around the province…

[Change the Face of Addiction @ChangetheFaceAB]

@jennybeeanz1 @jasonluan88 @jkenney @CMOH_Alberta @momsstoptheharm @angwelz @canadian_safe Expect a snarky op-ed from Jason in response to your request.

#SafeSupply saves lives.
#PeopleOverPolitics