HEPCanada

HEPCanada is an independent advocacy association that was established in 2014 during the introduction of DAAs to Canada. No testing without treatment

[Peter Reynolds @TweeterReynolds]

We are currently witnessing the beginning of the end of drug #prohibition. Harm reduction, decriminalisation, legal regulation of #cannabis, #cocaine, #psychedelics, #ketamine, and #MDMA on the agenda of governments across the world. #drugspolicy https://t.co/tiVreFYkja

[Cynthia Brown @Cynthia59227079]

@DorisGrinspun This is a terrible decision. We need free needle distribution to continue. Recovery from substance abuse is not linear. There are relapses. If you contract HIV or Hep C, you have yet another battle. On top of addiction. It's a disease, folks. It's not a moral issue.
#onpoli

[DrugReporter @RRFdrugreporter]

"The WHO recommendations on the rescheduling of the coca leaf will help Colombia." - Laura Gil #coca #drugpolicyreform #worldhealthorganisation

[Jeff Schlemmer @Jeff_Schlemmer_]

So long as politicians perversely cling to the ideological belief that drug use causes homelessness, when in fact it's the other way round, they can never fix it. We need serious leaders, willing to set aside ideology and problem solve based on reality. https://t.co/8wKzTFvtVM

[HEPCanada @HepCanada]

More hepatitis C cases detected with nontargeted screening in EDs than risk-based approach https://t.co/t15n20sSjw

[Hep C U Later @HepC_U_Later]

Did you know? In the UK, around 3,600 people are diagnosed with Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC, a form of liver cancer: https://t.co/C2gel052st) each year. Untreated viral hepatitis can cause HCC – order a #HepC test: https://t.co/pJdhOiwcvA

#HepCULater #WeAreNHS @NHS_APA

[UN Office on Drugs & Crime @UNODC]

In 2024, UNODC-trained officers helped seize:

🔹 300+ tonnes of cocaine
🔹 26 tonnes of opioids
🔹 116.2 tonnes of precursors
🔹 22 tonnes of fake medicines

Together, we’re disrupting trafficking routes. ⬇️

#WorldDrugDay #StopOrganizedCrime

[Jeff Schlemmer @Jeff_Schlemmer_]

"Emergency shelters are overcrowded and affordable rental units are impossible to find. We now end up with people who are being stuck in shelters for a long period of time,” Could Options Housing have the solution?" https://t.co/1mzzEn4mWW

[SHAIBU ISSA @shaibu_issa0]

HCV Elimination Feasibility: Advances in DAAs and diagnostics make HCV elimination achievable, but scaling up testing and equitable access are critical. Egypt’s model demonstrates success through political will and investment.

[Jeff Schlemmer @Jeff_Schlemmer_]

A coalition of 62 Canadian experts on housing, mental health, and homelessness released a landmark report urging Canada to reinvest in and modernize its Housing First strategy to better combat chronic homelessness.
https://t.co/2moTQEzFU5

[ODPRN @ODPRN_Research]

NEW ODPRN report examined overall and Safer Opioid Supply (SOS)-related hydromorphone dispensing among Public Health Units (PHUs) in Ontario.

We found hydromorphone dispensing—especially for SOS—varied widely across Ontario's PHUs.

https://t.co/RL3xVXh0yj

#SaferSupply

[HEPCanada @HepCanada]

‘It’s going to be costly’: Supreme Court ruling could reverse progress in HCV screening https://t.co/i901qFSmY1

[UN Office on Drugs & Crime @UNODC]

Prisons worldwide face deep-rooted challenges, strained by over-incarceration, overcrowding & neglect.

With 11.5M people behind bars, the @UN General Assembly renewed urgent calls to better protect societies by focusing on rehabilitation & reintegration ⬇️

#PrisonersMatter

[HEPCanada @HepCanada]

Young women now outpace men in binge drinking, data shows https://t.co/XvR0Y71OVZ

[Peter Reynolds @TweeterReynolds]

It's the criminal market in #cannabis and other drugs that is driving violent crime. The solution is to provide legal, regulated access. As Canada is showing, this works. There 80% of all cannabis is now purchased through legal channels. #drugspolicy https://t.co/sfxac5pdG4

[HEPCanada @HepCanada]

Kidney-related complications rising in hospitalized patients with chronic liver disease https://t.co/vjmSNa6q4G

[World Hepatitis Alliance @Hep_Alliance]

#WorldHepatitisDay 2025 website is live!

Visit our website to discover ways you can ‘break it down’ wherever you are, and help the world eliminate hepatitis.

>> https://t.co/VFeJRbUp1w

ICYMI: watch our theme launch webinar recording: https://t.co/qb4kFkQMzZ

#LetsBreakItDown

[Dr. Julian Somers @somerspsych]

Or BC could do this ⬇️

https://t.co/ovZ18U8a9e