The unregulated drug supply has become increasingly more toxic. Dr. Dan Beriault, head of Biochemistry, & Dr. Dan Werb, epidemiologist at Unity Health Toronto, are developing a hand-held device that will quickly test drugs for common dangerous substances. lmp.utoronto.ca/news/lab-innov…

Today in Gaza, the Ministry of Health declared the Gaza Strip a polio epidemic zone. This is beyond devastating news to anyone who cares about public and population health. This also affects neighbouring countries and is a major setback for the global polio eradication program.

Genocidal intent: Netanyahu's far-right minister Smotrich implied "he believes blocking humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip is 'justified & moral' even if it causes 2M civilians to die of hunger, but the international community won’t allow that to happen." timesofisrael.com/smotrich-it-ma….

Every word has consequences. Every silence too. — Jean-Paul Sartre

The UN human rights office "has expressed horror at the escalating pattern of Israeli Defense Force strikes on schools in Gaza, which have killed at least 163 internally displaced Palestinians, including children and women, in the past month." news.un.org/en/story/2024/…

"More than a dozen Israeli prison facilities have been converted into a network of camps 'dedicated to the abuse of inmates' since the start of Israel’s war on Gaza," reports Israel's leading human rights group, @BTselem. aje.io/3hthg6

"One day, when it's safe, when there's no personal downside to calling a thing what it is, when it's too late to hold anyone accountable, everyone will have always been against this." —Omar El Akkad, October 25, 2023 📖 Learn More: penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/777485/o…

He was deeply involved in supporting and advocating for people whose drugs and was a co-founder of the Toronto Harm Reduction Alliance Toronto Harm Reduction Alliance and the Toronto Harm Reduction Workers Union. Here he is in a documentary “Good People Use Drugs”: youtu.be/odJCkeFygpY?si…

This is such a loss. Peter was an amazing person. Passionate, gracious, self-effacing, steely. He did so much to save so many people and believed deeply in human dignity. He showed it through his work over so many years. I am so sad to lose my friend.

My story of survival and recovery is not that unique. With expansion of harm reduction programs and increased access to recovery programs it will be even less so. There are dozens of studies that show supervised consumption services reduce mortality - like this peer-reviewed

No more empty words. Arms embargo and sanctions now.

Serious questions are being raised about Israel's claim that it killed 19 Hamas/Islamic Jihad fighters in its latest attack on a school-shelter. x.com/RamAbdu/status…

Some of the best health researchers in the country including Dan Werb & Ayden Scheim worked on this peer-reviewed article in the The Lancet. Read them on the efficacy of safe injection sites, and dismiss the cheap political scapegoating.

I condemn the continued loss of life in Gaza. Amidst continued horror, displacement & suffering, we have witnessed yet another devastating strike by Israel on a school in Gaza City. I reiterate my urgent appeal for an immediate ceasefire & the unconditional release of all

Earlier this year, a study in the The Lancet found a 67% reduction in overdose deaths in neighbourhoods within 500 metres of supervised consumption sites. That reduction in mortality rippled as far as five kilometres from the sites. via Toronto Star thestar.com/news/gta/heres…

"like taking a life preserver away from an actively drowning person because you strongly prefer they learn how to swim" thestar.com/opinion/star-c…

NEW investigation from me! The Ford gov’t said supervised drug consumption sites should be shut in part because of crime. But the data seems to show the opposite: Toronto neighbourhoods with sites saw many types of crime drop: data | CTV News toronto.ctvnews.ca/toronto-neighb…

The scale and intensity of Israel's four-day incursion in Jenin is very alarming. Israeli forces keep obstructing access to health facilities blocking and even targeting ambulances, delaying people’s access to care.

Our teams are ready to start the #polio vaccination campaign in #Gaza tomorrow. We urge all parties to facilitate the safe implementation of the campaign.

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