ruFED UPca

National Coalition for evidence-based reform in Canadian Drug Policy

[Bob Rae @BobRae48]

I knew Tommy Douglas well. There’s nothing about Doug Ford’s he would have liked. The booze, the profligacy, the hypocricy, the bullying. He would have fought it all with every fibre of his being.

[Donna D May @donnadmay]

Will be on the air at 11 am with Mark Sutcliff, Ottawa Today 1310 News, to discuss 'Justin Trudeau resisting pressure to decriminalize drug use in the face of the Opioid Crisis!'

[Bill Bogart @wbogart2]

Never give up...@donnadmay Activist who lost daughter, brother to drugs fights on for decriminalization to ease opioid crisis /via @globeandmail https://t.co/a3sJwMNX3x

[ruFED UPca @rufedupca]

@5742Days @anyoneschild Thank you for all you do

[@andreawoo.bsky.social | 鄔瑞楓 @AndreaWoo]

It's cheque weekend in B.C., and the weekend before Christmas. The risk of overdoses is high. Look out for your neighbours, carry naloxone.

[ruFED UPca @rufedupca]

First in Canada drug program to launch in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside https://t.co/zmpS4U6H2Y

[ruFED UPca @rufedupca]

They’re beginning to listen, but so many have died needlessly to get to this point. Overdose task force recommends city establish clean drug supply site
https://t.co/avSJpQqPTK

[ruFED UPca @rufedupca]

Meet people where they’re at, not where YOU think they should be! 'When people come here they feel safe': Finding sanctuary at the Moss Park Overdose Prevention Site | CBC News https://t.co/VKM3tQEtd9

[ruFED UPca @rufedupca]

On the frontline of Canada's war against opioid addiction | In-Depth - CBC Player https://t.co/VSz56GCkbs

[Dr Mark Tyndall @DrMtyndall]

Clear and articulate explanation @rboyd6 of why doing the same thing - even if it is done better - is not going to significantly stop people from overdosing. The next wave of our response must be #safesupply

[ruFED UPca @rufedupca]

How the way we talk about addiction can make it harder for people to recover
https://t.co/SW1Ur2e6u2

[ruFED UPca @rufedupca]

2,066 Canadians died of opioid overdoses in the first half of 2018 | https://t.co/VnpEKdFdSQ https://t.co/n7DKwbu0uY

[ruFED UPca @rufedupca]

Figures from Public Health Ontario show that more than three people a day died from overdoses in the province in 2017. Ontario's opioid task force hasn't met since June election - iPolitics https://t.co/poC0ZU2Iv2

[ruFED UPca @rufedupca]

China won’t stop flood of fentanyl into Canada, sources say - National | https://t.co/VnpEKdFdSQ https://t.co/C3pzgKNZm2

[ruFED UPca @rufedupca]

“We’re still having between 90 to 130 people dying every month. It’s totally urgent. Hard to keep that conversation going because it’s dragged on for so long. It’s extremely important to remind people we’re in the middle of a public health crisis,” https://t.co/znL15AAcVZ

[ruFED UPca @rufedupca]

Absolutely Brilliant! Media Release: National Drug User Group Sheds Light on “Safe Supply” https://t.co/8esywBT4vu

[ruFED UPca @rufedupca]

On fentanyl, Canada must finally take a hard line with China - The Globe and Mail https://t.co/U9SCmaC7Pb

[ruFED UPca @rufedupca]

U.S.-China fentanyl pact is not expected to produce immediate results - The Washington Post https://t.co/TiZPDfwf9Z

[Dr Mark Tyndall @DrMtyndall]

One of the saddest articles you will read today. This is the opposite of public health. Cruel, shameful and stupid. You Want to Feed the Hungry? Lovely. Let’s See Your Permit. via @NYTimes https://t.co/1rHNKZwL7u