Stimulus: Drugs, Policy and Practice in Canada

📢Unfortunately, the Stimulus 2023 conference will be postponed until 2024. 📢 A series of compounding challenges and significant changes to conference expenses contributed to this decision. While the entire Stimulus National Implementation and Planning (SNIP) Committee, 🧵

Part 2: Harm Reduction on the Prairies

In September 2022, @Stimulus2023 hosted an empowering community event that celebrated the voices and resilience of the prairies 🌾 Watch 'Harm Reduction on the Prairies,’ to hear the important stories from the Prairies. @prairiehr @AAWEAR_ @4bHarmReduction @mbhrn @CAPUDofficial

📽️Watch the video now! youtube.com/watch?v=Q5JN9W…

Our Stimulus Presents: Harm Reduction on the Prairies watch party has kicked off! 📺 Follow along for live updates from the event! Partners: @CAPUDofficial @AAWEAR_ @prairiehr @4bHarmReduction + Manitoba Harm Reduction Network!

📽️Harm Reduction on the Prairies youtu.be/Q5JN9WIXEsY An important watch via @stimulus2023 @prairiehr @AAWEAR_ @StreetworksAB @4bHarmReduction @mbhrn @CAPUDofficial @CANdrugpolicy

We at Stimulus are hosting a watch party with CDPC’s @Ncanuel1 about the Prairie Meet held in Saskatoon last September. Come check it out and join the discussion on the realities of HR on the Prairies 🌾

Join us for a showing of the short video "Harm Reduction on the Prairies" followed by an interactive online discussion. Register here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

What is #ImagineSafeSupply? A 3 year research project that unveils the vision of a safe supply through inclusive research and collaboration with People Who Use Drugs and frontline workers. @xaliuqs_mcg @jack_farrell1 @spatrick_oc

Excited to present our first 4 #ImagineSafeSupply research findings! Learn more about the project here: drugpolicy.ca/our-work/issue…

🔍 Curious to know more about this amazing research project? 🌐 Visit our website to dive deeper into the world of #ImagineSafeSupply! Explore the insightful findings, inspiring stories, and transformative ideas that emerged from our interviews: drugpolicy.ca/our-work/issue…

Excited to introduce the incredible research team behind #ImagineSafeSupply! 🔬 From Jan to June '21, this community-based project interviewed 33 drug users & frontline heroes across BC, Alberta, Ontario, & Quebec to understand their wants and needs for a safer supply.

@JulsBudau I hope this doesn't sound like another ineffective platitude in hopes of helping. But I want you to know that I am here and listening.

This is your brain on a safe supply of drugs.

Looked for it on Twitter but it appears @jordanhartsound hasn’t posted it here yet. This is extraordinarily powerful. #CanadaDay2023

Sedatives added to P.E.I. street drugs have made opioids more risky, says PEERS Alliance cbc.ca/news/canada/pr…

The Drug War is a Lie. It's Time to #DecriminalizeDrugs (2023 version) youtu.be/tscyR3DhVio via @DPA_OFA

“Methanol poisoning, must have gotten a bad batch.” “Will his vision recover?” “Unlikely, he almost died.” “Guess that’s what you get for being an alcoholic.” This is why people who suffer from addictions and recreational users need safer supplies and harm reduction.

You’ve had a tough day. You needed that scotch to take the edge off. It tastes a little funny. Probably the mix, but it hits way harder than the last bottle. You wake up in the ICU days later, the dialysis machine whirring away but you’re not sure because your vision is a blur.