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Read the CSSDP team’s posts on the latest news surrounding drug use and harm reduction.
Paradigma Day 1
These blog posts are made in collaboration between CSSDP, SSDP and Youth RISE as part of our joint effort to provide youth with information about the Commission of Narcotic Drugs. We are the Paradigma Coalition. Authors: Alex Betsos (CSSDP) and Róisín Downes (SSDP)...
Let’s Talk about Bell’s Prison Phone Cap
Bell Canada’s contract with the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services is up for renewal in 2020. Bell Canada has held an exclusive contract with the Government of Canada and the Government of Ontario to operate their prison phone systems in...
Annual Report
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Safe Injection Sites and Peer Support Initiatives
By: Melanie Davis Safe Injection Sites face a lot of uncertainty as power changes hands, and public perception on the opioid crisis changes. One factor that remains is that these sites save lives. There is a substantial body of literature that focuses on...
CSSDP AGM 2019 – Nov 14th 2019
The Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Policy's Annual General Meeting is happening in just a couple of weeks! We've done a lot since the last AGM - from creating our Cannabis Education Toolkit to our most recent project, the election drug policy report cards, we...
CSSDP Open Positions – National Board of Directors Call for Applications
Are you a student or young person who is passionate about drug policy reform? Want to gain leadership experience in policy advocacy and social change? Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Policy (CSSDP) has openings for multiple positions on our national Board of...
Drug Policy Report Card
As Canadians get ready to head to the polls on October 21st, we realize how far drug policy has come, yet also how much there is left to do. We look with pride at the fact that federal parties are directly addressing harm reduction in their platforms – something we...
Re: B.C gives up on its addicts and decides to just keep them on drugs
The recent op-ed by Jeremy Devine is a reminder of how much work still needs to be done within the medical community to advance the principles of public health and understandings of patient-centered care.
First Nations Conference in Vancouver, BC
The first First Nations mental health and wellness conference will be taking place in Vancouver, British Columbia. Mental health and substance abuse are major issues for the First Nations Community within Canada. Elders, educators, well as community...
Karmik is Here to Help with Nightlife
British Columbia harm reduction organizations are hoping to improve the safety of nightlife in Victoria, British Columbia. Organizations such as Karmik. The new chapter will be in Victoria, British Columbia. There will be provisions of drug checking...
Mothers Gather as a Force for Harm Reduction
You go about daily life, wander from the kitchen to grab coffee, and back to the fridge for some foodstuffs to make the sandwich for your son’s lunch before he heads off to school. He is in grade 12, but having troubles. Communication, though good in the...
Needles Potentially Placed Deliberately in Victoria, BC
One Victoria Island Health official speculated on the potential of sabotage by opponents of harm reductions based on reportage by the Victoria, British Columbia police of an increase in the quantity of discarded syringes (Britten, 2018; CBC News, 2018a)....
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