join us for an evening of solidarity with our friends at Stop the Stack YYC. Sept 1 2025 | 5pm pst sign up: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... @hracollective.bsky.social

Today, on #SupportDontPunish, we stand in solidarity with people impacted by harmful drug policies — in Canada and around the world. 🔗 Explore more articles and resources: linktr.ee/candrugpolicy

The evidence does not support involuntary treatment for substance use. 🧵

"The ongoing loss of life is not inevitable — it's a consequence of political choices." - @jervaler.bsky.social , @bcgreens.bsky.social and other choices are possible. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

At @hracollective.bsky.social's #SupportDontPunish event, @chrisnayler.bsky.social shared how "the drugs gave me 3 extra years with my son" - they alleviated his symptoms. But without a safe supply, Ryan lost his life. It's not complicated, but it is political cowardice. ❤️ to @ryanshope.bsky.social

"The moment we embraced #HarmReduction was the moment it changed, for both of us" - paraphrasing @harmreduxnurse.bsky.social & B from @4bharmredux.bsky.social at @hracollective.bsky.social's event. Moving to see you advocating for #SupportDontPunish approaches side-by-side.

Spending this rainy Thurs listening to @hracollective.bsky.social's excellent #SupportDontPunish webinar while reading through the just-released UNODC 2025 World Drug Report, which estimates that 316 mil ppl used illegal drugs last year, incl. 61 mil users of unregulated opioids, 1/2

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@hivlegalnetwork.bsky.social and @hracollective.bsky.social are co-hosting a series of incredible speakers from across the country to mark the annual Global Day of Action! REGISTER HERE: www.eventbrite.ca/e/care-not-c... #SupportDontPunish #HarmReduction #CareNotCriminalization

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“It’s not the institutions that push these policies forward, it’s the people.” briarpatchmagazine.com/articles/vie...

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We’ve teamed up with @hracollective.bsky.social‬ to host a special event with people from across Canada speaking to the harms of drug criminalization in Canada as part of the 'Support. Don’t Punish' global day of action on June 26. Registration: www.eventbrite.ca/e/care-not-c...

this isn't new information, the trend was obvious and communicated in 2018 in B.C., this mode of consumption normal practice. governments and their experts talk about injection sites and heroin and implement pilot projects five years too late www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

This is a shamefully biased article from the Times Colonist—the author uses negative framing to guide readers towards viewing harm reduction as “questionable” or “unsafe”. “So-called supervised-consumption sites”…”crack-pipe-dispensing vending machine” #bcpoli

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Show up Saturday at noon at Kitchener City Hall to protect the health and safety of people lacking housing/shelter (Bill 6) and the ecology of Ontario (Bill 5) from a hostile, provincial government. #ProtectOntario

NEW On May 29, the BC government will face a federal legal challenge concerning the province’s longstanding and expanding use of its Mental Health Act to detain people under involuntary treatment. 1/ drugdatadecoded.ca/bc-governmen...

“This drop does not mean the crisis is over," Shreeta Waldon of the Kentucky Harm Reduction Coalition tells Alexander Lekhtman. "It means some of our strategies are working, and now is the time to really double down and not scale back.”

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“People do drugs, especially young people. The least we can do is equip them with harm-reduction tools. Because if there is a chilling lesson to retain from Sidney’s tragic story, it’s this: it could just as easily have been your kid in that dorm room.” www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

“Nobody thinks it’s a good idea,” Dave Webb, of the Surrey Union of Drug Users, tells @godfrey.bsky.social. “I thought in treatment we were supposed to reconnect with our loved ones and friends. If we’re putting somebody in segregation, how is that going to work?”

More emerging research on the harms of drug seizures. “This study offers a new perspective to the growing evidence that this standard practice may result in a myriad of negative public health outcomes for the community.” www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

“[Marshall Smith] said he has since lost income, suffered emotional distress, …depression, anxiety, embarrassment, loss of reputation, humiliation and an inability to find work in his profession.” What is his profession?Scrapping life saving substance use vervices? #abpoli www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

this is the "memo" (March 12), the "clarification" of the Mental Health Act that explains to physicians that they can and should.... do what they're told yes this a cowardly and cynical government indeed. www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/h...

Last year during the BC provincial election, the @hrna.bsky.social hosted a webinar facilitated by myself and Dr. Michelle Danda. If you want to understand the history, evidence, and harms of involuntary drug treatment, you should watch it. youtu.be/2McolDrcyWo

🧵 This is a big story and I’m not seeing it get around so take a sec with me here. Clearview AI is a big deal if cops can use it. Basically lets them figure out who anyone anywhere is based on social media and internet facial recognition scraping. Protests, you name it. 1/

The worst thing we could do right now is crack down too quickly on fentanyl" - Nabarun Dasgupta, scientist. "It's happened dozens of times before with drugs. A new more potent opioid will come into the market. The market is completely primed for that kind of a shift."

People need belongings to survive: shelter, medical goods, clothing, food. We’re suing the City of Vancouver because their cruel bylaws violate the right to life, liberty, and personal security. These new restrictions are dehumanizing and discriminatory. vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/05/16/v...

Criminalizing Dissent? Toronto: join me, @policingblack.bsky.social, @judreb.bsky.social & others for this community teach-in about the city's proposed bubble zone bylaw. Tuesday, May 20, 5:30pm at TMU. Info & RSVP: communityteachin.rsvpify.com

This morning, everyone’s least favourite Downtown Revitalization Coalition hosted “A Conversation with Minister of Mental Health and Addiction, Dan Williams.” But right outside, @4bharmredux.bsky.social held a protest all dressed in Dan Williams moustaches, and they deserve a round of applause. 1/

Legal drug regulation has the potential to be a seismic step for global public health: an opportunity to redress the harms drug prohibition, and recentre public health as a priority. Our next briefing on #LegalRegulation highlights the global public health opportunities of #DrugReform 🧵Here’s how…

“It is time for PWUD to take leadership.” Policy progress amid leadership from the Global South—but funding crises and a stark need for inclusive participation in policymaking—were among takeaways from #HR25 in Bogotá, Colombia, reports Anna Wilcox:

The Alberta Medical Association raising some important questions about Bill 53, the province’s proposed involuntary addiction treatment legislation: www.albertadoctors.org/news/publica... #ableg

Want to send a message to Doug Ford and the Ontario government? Help us tell them that Ontarians need housing — not punishment. That we want a government that protects us from Trump instead of acting like Trump. Sign and share our petition now: tinyurl.com/RescindBill6

the police are lying. thetyee.ca/News/2025/05...

🚨NEW BLOG🚨 Lessons from Colombia: From harm reduction to legal regulation What we learned about drug reform, social justice and cocaine regulation in our two community dialogues held in Bogota and Cali, Colombia last week 👇 transformdrugs.org/blog/lessons...

📣 Tell the Ontario government: Rescind Bill 6! Uphold people’s human rights. Protect Ontarians — don’t punish them! 📢 🔗 Show your support and sign the letter now - tinyurl.com/RescindBill6 🔗

THREAD: How Calgary police is monitoring social media of citizens. Yesterday, Calgary's police chief surprise-announced he is resigning. This coincided with my story showing social media surveillance by his office that runs counter to rulings & CPS policy. 1/ drugdatadecoded.ca/calgary-poli...

More "War on Drugs" legislation from Doug Ford. Bill 10 makes any landlord — which could include a public or supportive housing provider — potentially guilty of an offence if residents sell drugs in their units. Providers could be fined up to $1 million. www.ola.org/en/legislati...

youtube.com/clip/Ugkx25r... Dr. Jess Wilder lays it out on the 9th anniversary of the declaration of the Public Health Emergency.

SCOOP As Chief Mark Neufeld announces his resignation, a ten-month investigation by Drug Data Decoded reveals extensive social media monitoring by his media relations unit that could violate federal privacy regulations. drugdatadecoded.ca/calgary-poli...

Ontario has reintroduced Bill 6, which will punish encampments even though people have nowhere else to go. That's why we've formed the Encampment Justice Coalition. We're asking Ontario to rescind Bill 6 and commit to housing — not punishment. Read more: tinyurl.com/EJC-Bill6

We made a class war reading list for you.

“Shutting down supervised consumption sites won't make drug use go away, it just makes it more deadly and often more public.” www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

🗳️ TODAY is election day 🗳️ ℹ️ While we know that elections and electoral politics come with significant limitations, we still strongly encourage you to vote. Every vote counts. 🗳️ #harmreduction #demandbetter #demandjustice #vote #elxn2025 #election2025 #everyvotecounts #cdnpoli

when a person who has saved so many people's lives (and in many different ways) dies, something in all of us (and in all of you, whether you know or not) dies too love drug users while we're alive beautiful work ↓ by dan fumano vancouversun.com/news/obituar...

To feel hopeful this weekend listen to my friend Angie and her son Brandon talk about his recovery journey and the key role of harm reduction in keeping people well. Brandon is the B in @4bharmredux.bsky.social Love you both and glad to be part of your community. ❤️ www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...