Youth and International Overdose Awareness Day
Students and youth represent a unique group with distinct needs during the opioid crisis. Attend an International Overdose Awareness Day event in your city.
With or without the blessing
Toronto opened the 1st pop-up safe injection site. The city of Toronto has not ‘blessed’ the project. However, activists for the site are excited about it, and “hope authorities won’t shut them down” (Nasser, 2017). For one of the underserved sectors of the Toronto...
Vancouver Island Opening Consumption Site
It has been reported by CTV Vancouver Island that there is an exemption granted to the Vancouver Island Health Authority for the operation of Victoria’s first supervised consumption site. The site will open on 941 Pandora Ave. It has been named the Pandora...
Drug Checking Workshop
Canada is currently facing one of the largest drug adulteration epidemics in the country’s history, mainly via street level trafficking of drugs. Drug dealers and suppliers are cutting their drugs with myriads of random chemicals and powders that look similar to the...
Voices: Stephanie Lake on getting involved in CSSDP, punitive approaches to drug policy and harm reduction resources
An interview with Volunteer for Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Policy (CSSDP), Stephanie Lake, by Member-at-Large Scott Douglas Jacobsen on Lake’s experience and knowledge of harm reduction, and CSSDP.
CSSDP 2017 AGM: Naloxone, Medical Coverage, Cannabis Education
Join us for the Annual General Meeting this Monday, June 24, 2017 at 5:30 PST/8:30 EST.
An Interview with Antonio Cillero, Volunteer for CSSDP
An interview with Volunteer for Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Policy (CSSDP), Antonio Cillero, by Member-at-Large Scott Douglas Jacobsen on Cillero’s experience and knowledge of harm reduction, and CSSDP.
An Interview with Avery Sapoznikow, Vice President at UBCO-CSSDP and Member of the Board of Directors
An interview with UBCO-CSSDP and Member of the Board of Directors Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Policy (CSSDP), Avery Sapoznikow, by Member-at-Large Scott Douglas Jacobsen on Sapoznikow’s experience and knowledge of harm reduction, and CSSDP.
An Interview with Professor Mark Haden
An interview with Professor Mark Haden with Scott Douglas Jacobsen.
An Interview with Lauren Lehman, Volunteer for CSSDP
An interview with Lauren Lehman, Volunteer for the Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Policy (CSSDP), by Member-at-Large Scott Douglas Jacobsen on Lehman’s experience and knowledge of harm reduction, and CSSDP.
An Interview with Evan Loster, Member of the Board of Directors for CSSDP
An interview with Evan Loster, Member of the Board of Directors for the Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Policy (CSSDP), by Member-at-Large Scott Douglas Jacobsen on Loster’s experience and knowledge of harm reduction, and CSSDP.
An Interview with Elazar Ehrentreu, Chapter Leader of CSSDP-Western
An interview with Elazar Ehrentreu, Chapter Leader of CSSDP-Western for the Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Policy (CSSDP), by Member-at-Large Scott Douglas Jacobsen on Ehrentreu’s experience and knowledge of harm reduction, and CSSDP.
An Interview with Dr. Tara Marie Watson, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
An interview with Dr. Tara Marie Watson, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, with Member-at-Large, Scott Douglas Jacobsen, on research and personal perspectives.
An Interview with Dessy Pavlova, Chair of the Board for CSSDP
An interview with Chair for the Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Policy (CSSDP), Dessy Pavlova, by Member-at-Large Scott Douglas Jacobsen on Pavlova’s experience and knowledge of harm reduction, and CSSDP.
An Interview with Daniel Greig, Member of the Board of Directors for CSSDP
An interview with Member of the Board of Directors for the Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Policy (CSSDP), Daniel Greig, by Member-at-Large Scott Douglas Jacobsen on Greig’s experience and knowledge of harm reduction, and CSSDP.
An Interview with Kyle Lumsden, Secretary for CSSDP
An interview with Advisor for the Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Policy (CSSDP), Kyle Lumsden, by Member-at-Large Scott Douglas Jacobsen on Lumsden’s experience and knowledge of harm reduction, and CSSDP.
An Interview with Jenna Valleriani, Advisor for CSSDP
An interview with Advisor for the Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Policy (CSSDP), Jenna Valleriani, by Member-at-Large Scott Douglas Jacobsen on Valleriani’s experience and knowledge of harm reduction, and CSSDP.
An Interview with Heidi Trautmann, Volunteer for CSSDP
An interview with volunteer for the Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Policy (CSSDP), Heidi Trautmann, by Member-at-Large Scott Douglas Jacobsen on Trautmann’s experience and knowledge of harm reduction, and CSSDP.
Voices: Nick Cristiano on the ‘Grey Area,’ Executive Responsibilities and Sensible Drug Policy
An interview with the Personnel Liaison of Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Policy (CSSDP), Nick Cristiano, by member-at-large Scott Douglas Jacobsen on Cristiano’s experience and knowledge of harm reduction, and CSSDP.
Voices: Andras Lenart on Representing CSSDP Locally and Internationally
An interview with the Member of the Board of Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Policy (CSSDP), Nick Cristiano, by Member-at-Large Scott Douglas Jacobsen on Lenart’s experience and knowledge of harm reduction, and CSSDP.
Voices: Heather D’Alessio on Past Experiences and the Future of Drug Policy
In brief, how did you get interested in being involved in drug policy in Canada? My interest in drug policy started out as a fascination with drugs when I was in high school. I was really interested in all aspects of drugs: their medicinal value, their historical...
Psychological Dependence and Classical Conditioning
Psychological dependence and Classical conditioning: Salvador Dalí said that everybody should try Hashish, but only once. This sentence summarizes society’s fear towards drugs. People are afraid of drugs, but mostly, we are afraid of ourselves. We are afraid of not...
Listen to youth when developing youth drug policy
On January 31st, 2017, CSSDP chair Dessy Pavlova presented on the First, Do Less Harm: The Future of Drug Policy in Canada panel on why youth should be included in developing youth drug policies.
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