@Atikatika9jJ That’s a symptom of this being a political issue. The unfortunate thing is SCSs are unable to address the overdose crisis. Most people will not use these sites even if they are available.
Why are there no stories into why government are getting away with doing absolutely nothing to stop the overdose crisis?
Honestly, drug checking, overdose prevention sites, prescribed safe supply are all unfit to address the crisis. Literally all we have is naloxone.
There is a hole in this ship and all they have done is given us thimbles to bail.
Regulating the drug supply is an effective and cost effective solution. Everything else is a distraction.
Use the proceed to fund recovery or the useless MMHA. Just stop the death.
Funding IS NOT our Achilles heel. The beauty of what we have done is that ideas do not rely on funding. Chop down DULF and another will reappear. We are motivated by love, and cannot be stopped.
@bcsteelheader@TheTyee Absolutely zero tax dollars have been spent on DULF's drugs. The people who use the drugs pay for their own drugs. DULF simply sources, tests, labels and packages the substances.
Opinions are valuable, but if we want to make everyone's lives better we need data.
@bcsteelheader@TheTyee We did find that providing a community regulated supply of drugs at non-exploitive prices resulted in significantly less crime and diversion.
#bcpoli#vanpoli this article is a good antidote to the horrible global tv one . Jeremy and Eris r my hero’s. Study Shows Selling Tested Drugs Saves Lives | The Tyee https://t.co/7Nmb5YK3Ip
After one year of operating our heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine compassion club, we have analyzed our data and presented preliminary findings here.
No one would have predicted that over 25,000 fentanyl-related deaths would happen in Canada when fentanyl replaced the street-based opioid supply in 2015. But prohibition and deadly drug policies are popular everywhere. Wake-Up Australia! @MySafeSociety
"The speed at which the drug supply is evolving has exposed the lack of agility our medical system needs to keep pace."
Our policymakers must look at multiple models for safer supply, such as compassion clubs and co-ops
https://t.co/f2t4N1tlKH