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"These results contribute to a growing body of evidence that supervised consumption sites are not associated with increased public disorder or crime in their vicinity and could improve safety in their nearby vicinity." www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/homi...

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On this edition of Century of Lies: Progress in a Crisis #SupportCommunityRadio #SupportKBOO kboo.fm/media/127547...

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"This study found that opioid arrests led, more often than not, and especially in the case of arrest for opioid possession, to increased risk of opioid overdoses."

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“Our research study found that people in British Columbia who experienced drug poisoning were 19.5 times more likely to have a brain injury compared to people with no history of drug poisoning”

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"As a group, we are concerned that RFK will use his position to promote punishment, abstinence only, and 12-step programs as a way to address the current drug crisis."

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"Despite its demonstrated benefits, many people on safe supply face losing access to treatment in Ontario and nationwide." filtermag.org/safe-supply-...

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"Marijuana legalization appears to reduce the prevalence of violent crime and suicide."

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"The legalization of cannabis was a watershed moment for Canada’s health-care system – but legalization without education has left patients vulnerable to misinformation."

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Alas, this article portrays harm reduction as being in opposition to abstinence and recovery, asserting HR became the "drug-management method of choice in Canada." HR might have dominated the "discourse," but never the funding. We still fund law enforcement, treatment and HR, in that order.

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"Net prescription drug claims in these markets were reduced by approximately 6% following recreational cannabis legalization."

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"The province’s legislation to close safe consumption sites near schools and daycares has inadvertently “dismantled” another key Toronto harm-reduction program amid a toxic drug crisis."

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"These findings suggest a need for more balanced reporting that incorporates harm reduction perspectives and avoids potentially stigmatizing language when covering substance use disorders."

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"Rather than pour money into theatrics at the whims of America’s president, our leaders could put those funds to work for Canadians, collaborating with the provinces to invest in the full umbrella of primary health care."

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"Legal market capture of cannabis 5 years post-legalization in Canada is ∼78 %. Overall, evidence of substantial transition in expenditures from illegal to legal cannabis market."

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"The level of violence in a given drug market is also a function of the value of the drugs: more valuable drugs (e.g. Class A drugs) tend to attract more violence, as the stakes are higher ..."

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"Despite testing positive for cannabis in the roadside stop, Vipond says he was not impaired by cannabis, not having consumed it for nearly a full day prior to being pulled over in February after stopping at a cannabis store."

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"The concentration of alcohol, tobacco, and fast-food outlets in communities of color is not random, but results from a legacy of residential segregation where White, well-resourced groups have used local ordinances to carry out ... (NIMBY) agendas ..."

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"Our descriptive analysis shows a potential link between drug samples testing positive for both benzodiazepines and fentanyl, and the quantity of opioid seizures by Vancouver Police Department officers, and highlights considerations of removing police from managing drug use and possession."

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"Our meta-analytic estimates show that cannabis regulations—especially for medical use—reduce overall crime, with effects concentrated in violent offenses. ... cannabis regulations may reduce violence and weaken organized crime." hdl.handle.net/1992/76161

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"Due to intergenerational crime cycles, researchers estimate that 65% of individuals with a parent in prison as a child are likely to commit an offense at some stage in their lives."

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"Cannabis use moderated the association between childhood EA and more pronounced weight gain in FES."

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"Our findings suggest that medical cannabis as an alternative to opioids for chronic pain may confer similar, but modest, benefits to patients, and reduce the risk of opioid overdose without substantially increasing costs."

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"Public health-oriented recreational cannabis access may decrease cannabis use and cannabis-related harms, especially among those using other drugs."

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"Public injecting is prevalent among PWID and associated with various adverse drug- and health-related outcomes, highlighting the need for increased access to safe injection spaces."

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"Criminalizing drug use and homelessness exposes vulnerable individuals to the harms of incarceration, fails to improve public safety, and exacerbates the homelessness crisis." www.healthaffairs.org/content/fore...

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"By visual analysis, 62% of smokers had emphysema versus 4% of marijuana users (p<.001)."

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“These findings highlight the value of including safer supply alongside OAT in our toolbox of programs and services designed to support people at risk of overdose in Ontario,” says Gomes.

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"From a public health standpoint, this cohort study found modest changes (both negative and positive) in cannabis use behaviors in the 5 years following legalization in Canada."

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"The government’s ongoing policy direction towards private treatment and recovery programs persists despite wide-ranging studies showing that the dangerous outcomes of these programs will only compound as the drug toxicity crisis worsens."

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"Social acceptability of recreational cannabis use has increased since legalization. Social acceptability of medical cannabis use declined. Regular cannabis use perceived as riskier and more addictive."

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“Today marks nine years since B.C. declared the toxic-drug crisis a public health emergency. Since that time, we have lost thousands of people to poisoned drugs, each one a valued member of their community." news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202...

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"We understand that harm reduction keeps individuals who use drugs safe and alive, and lessens the workload for frontline workers in healthcare, social work, and other various public sector jobs."

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"Billions of dollars that could have otherwise been used to meaningfully address the health and social determinants of drug use have instead been lost futilely chasing organized crime."

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“Participants clearly indicated benefits in managing both physical and psychological challenges during recovery.” Users also reported reduced cravings for opioids and other harmful substances, improved pain management and enhanced mental health and sleep quality.

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"The population of those over 18 in Canada who reported using cannabis in the past 12 months and those who reported that they had used cannabis daily or almost daily in the past 12 months declined in 2023 after four years of annual growth." stratcann.com/news/are-can...

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" Legalization did not have an immediate effect on the rate of cases involving edibles or inhaled cannabis, which all continued to increase post-legalization, albeit at slower rates."

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"Even as the Conservative Party of Canada falls further behind in public opinion polls, its leader is intent on using Trump-like tactics of misinformation and fearmongering to disparage Canada’s illicit drug policies."

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"Recreational cannabis legalization in Canada appears to be achieving one of its primary goals by displacing the illegal cannabis market ..."

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"So, perhaps the main effect of retail stores was to draw existing users away from illegal dealers, rather than to tempt new ones."

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Loved this from @nataliebrender.bsky.social. policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/ap...

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Drug Policy Facts: Safer Smoking Kits www.drugpolicyfacts.org/chapter/safe... #DrugPolicy #DrugSky #HarmReduction

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New paper outlines a theoretical model attempting to explain the positive association between police drug seizures and overdose mortality. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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