A lot of recent media coverage on supervised consumption sites in Canada. If you want to know how they work and what the evidence says about their health and social outcomes whyscs.ca has lots of infographics and evidence briefs on this topic.

Incredible turnout here by the community in Kensington Market at the west neigbourhood house safe injection site. Just incredible.

Note that it was the victims, not the killer, who lived in the homeless encampment. When an apartment resident is killed do we empty the apartment complex? Bryan Paterson is.gd/uF6Jm2

As always guyfelicella sets the story straight 👇🏼

Can someone explain why the crowd that was so AGAINST forced medical treatment (Covid vaccines) that they set up a “freedom convoy” is now the SAME bunch that are ALL FOR forced medical treatment for substance use? MAKE IT MAKE SENSE 🤔 #bcpoli #cdnpoli

Clean needle/syringe programs have actually been shown repeatedly to increase rates of cessation (stopping using) and increasing rates of people entering recovery So if you oppose harm reduction you are actually keeping more people using drugs and preventing people from stopping

Involuntary, abstinence based treatment doesn’t work. In the fentanyl era… it kills In this study shared by guyfelicella, it was shown that 96.4% of 1083 patients had relapsed to substance use 2 months after discharge from involuntary treatment 1044/1083 patients returned to

So forced addiction treatment will literally be in prisons.

Councillor Susan Stevenson it should be noted that Premier Eby is announcing “compassionate” care at a literal **jail** Also to note .. as dustin states, the first site is at Maple Ridge, which has high rates of violence “To call it secure, safe and dignified does baffle”

Please read this thread 🧵 by 🍉 Nurse Ranger 💊 where he discusses the substantial scientific evidence showing that not only does involuntary substance use treatment not work… it actually causes harm Instead of building involuntary treatment models, why aren’t provincial

BC has tried involuntary treatment before. In 1966, Matsqui prison was designed as a treatment centre to incarcerate 450 drug users. It didn't work. thetyee.ca/Views/2008/08/…

Mandatory treatment will make all of us drug users scared to ask for help bctoday

Please read this 🧵 by all I know is that I don't know nothin' 👇🏼 “The only mandatory care that people need is for the government to quit hemorrhaging money to corporations and invest in our social, public and health infrastructure. Create stability for people. The "mandatory care" response is rooted

. Gillian Kolla, PhD : “What kind of dystopian nightmare is this? Where there is no accessible mental health or specialized trauma care for those who need it, a lack of evidence-based substance use treatment in community, so instead of funding that, they are just proposing locking

. Jagmeet Singh standing up to political bullies …🔥 The hate & harassment emanating from some on the far-right, when challenged, is seen to have no substance. When challenged, that hate is shown to be cowardice I hope hate continues to be challenged #sayittomyface