InsiteVan
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INSITEvan Tweets by #HarmReduction Advocates and Do Not Necessarily Reflect the Views of VCH or PHS #insitesaveslives
A trio of earthquakes (M4.9-5.4) struck ~120 km off northern Vancouver Island during the past 18 hours. These were too far offshore to have any impacts - but good reminders that this is an active earthquake zone. Details: www.earthquakescanada.nrcan.gc.ca/index-en.php ShakeOutBC www.shakeoutbc.ca ⚒️🧪
Great insights from a dtes mental health worker in the #dtes #vancouver creativecandy.substack.com/p/between-th...
Between the Cracks of Chaos
Memories and Reflections of a Mental Health Worker on Vancouver’s DTES.
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I just wrote a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social letter: Together we demand the CRA end the Canada to Israel charity pipeline. Write one here: actionnetwork.org/letters/toge...
Together we demand the CRA end the Canada to Israel charity pipeline
For decades, Canadian charities have funnelled taxpayer-subsidized funds to Israel. Some send money directly to support State activities, including illegal settlements and military operations. Others ...
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Hundreds gathered at the East Hampton International Overdose Awareness Vigil to honor those lost and advocate for vital resources like naloxone, emphasizing that substance use disorder deserves compassion, not stigma. Learn more here #MA #CitizenPortal #HarmReduction #SubstanceUseDisorder
East Hampton vigil urges wider naloxone access and end to stigma
At the East Hampton International Overdose Awareness Vigil, community members, families and elected officials urged broader naloxone access, more funding for treatment and an end to stigma toward people with substance use disorders.
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The DOH is making strides to tailor harm reduction services for communities of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, and veterans—ensuring those hit hardest by substance use get the support they need. Learn more here! #NY #CitizenPortal #HarmReduction #NewYorkPriorityPopulations #SubstanceUseSupport
DOH aims to expand harm reduction tailored to priority populations
DOH said a second program in its slide deck targets expansion of harm reduction services for priority populations—communities of color, LGBTQ+ people, veterans and others disproportionately affected by substance use—so services are more responsive and appropriate.
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When Interior Health "delayed" the opening of Nelson's inhalation OPS, they promised it would be up & running "within a timeline of a few weeks." That was 3 yrs, 3 mos & 14 days ago... At least 32 ppl have died from toxic drugs in Nelson since then. #harmreduction nelsonstar.com/2026/08/25/w...
West Kootenay toxic drug deaths rising in 2026 - Nelson Star
22 drug-related deaths in West Kootenay during first half of 2026
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Solstice vigil, remembering the 283 people who died unsheltered on the streets in Seattle/KC this year. We read their names and we remember their lives. #unhoused #harmreduction
Tim Curry in Muppet Treasure Island (one of his fav roles)
When you’re in a war, you use your strongest weapons. And our power in this trade war comes from resources we have that the US needs — like oil, gas, potash, and other critical minerals.
Tonight- Writers on the Drive series 7pm- Mon June 1st Continental Coffee #commercialdrive @garthmullins.bsky.social
Tonight- Writers on the Drive series 7pm- Mon June 1st Continental Coffee #commercialdrive @garthmullins.bsky.social
Medical students warn safe consumption site closure could increase ER wait times | #harmreduction #Ontario CBC News share.google/EMuFNSl2Cat3...
Medical students warn safe consumption site closure could increase ER wait times | CBC News
A group of Western University medical students is asking the city to put more money into social health and housing programs, following the province’s decision to defund supervised consumption sites ac...
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The Opioid Industry Documents Archive: National Symposium 2026 Tues May 12 – Thurs May 14, 2026 12–2 PM (ET) ● 9–11 AM (PT) Online #archives #library 📚 For agenda and to register: oida-resources.jhu.edu/oida-events/...
Good early morning from the west coast. 🇨🇦 Today I’ll be on CBC Early Edition with Stephen Quinn at 6:05am, and then on the Global News Morning Show at 7:10am, to talk about why I’m giving back my proclamation from the Mayor of Vancouver. This isn’t about recognition, it’s about principle.
Tune in at 6:05 am PST: @guyfelicella.bsky.social On cbc radio: The Early Edition with Stephen Quinn - www.cbc.ca/listen/live-... #harmreduction
The Early Edition with Stephen Quinn | Live Radio | CBC Listen
The Early Edition is Vancouver's connection to the latest breaking local news, interviews that cut through the spin, and community stories and personalities that surprise and delight.
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Gas Station Drugs: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. We need a real FDA, not run by carneys, drug and supplement dealers. And empirically based harm reduction programs to deal with another "opioid" epidemic. #harmreduction www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRZq...
British Columbia leads all provinces in opioid deaths per capita (2016-2024) inspurious.com/story/873f2d... #bcpoli #OpioidCrisis #PublicHealth #HarmReduction
🧵After quoting doctors & #Addiction specialists naming the effectiveness of #HarmReduction services, @48hills.bsky.social founder writes, “Never mind the evidence, though: San Francisco, after several decades, is moving to abandon harm reduction as a principle in its substance bit.ly/SFMovesBackward
SF backs away from harm reduction and Housing First - 48 hills
Plus: Fighting back against budget cuts to job training, affordability, and public health. That's The Agenda for April 19-26.
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I'm getting very close to 100,000 followers on Instagram. It's a threshold number for certain opportunities that I would really like (collaborations, hopefully a book contract) and financially need, so extra shares at this time are helpful!
Create an account or log in to Instagram - Share what you're into with the people who get you.
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Our crises are shared: Doug Ford’s government to defund safe consumption sites, drive toxic drug crisis death toll. Supervised consumption sites save lives. open.substack.com/pub/policeov...
Our crises are shared: Doug Ford’s government to defund safe consumption sites, drive toxic drug crisis death toll
Supervised consumption sites save lives
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Harm reduction saves lives by reducing overdoses, preventing disease, and connecting people to care. Abstinence-only fails substance users, with higher rates of illness, overdose, and relapse. #HarmReduction
Why the people running London's soon-to-close supervised consumption site say it works. Province gives operators 90 days before funding ends on June 13. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Supervised consumption site closure in London will leave gap in services, operator says | CBC News
Ontario's surprise decision to stop funding supervised consumption sites resulting in their closure will leave a gaping hole that will put people's lives at risk, according to the operators of London'...
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Bogota fights heroin overdoses with South America's only supervised drug consumption room abcnews.go.com/Health/wireS... #hr25bogota #hr25
Bogota fights heroin overdoses with South America's only supervised drug consumption room
Colombia's capital has South America’s only supervised room for drug use, aimed at reducing harm and preventing overdoses and now a topic of the International Conference on Harm Reduction, which has b...
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Colombia Pioneers Safe Heroin Injection Transforming Latin American Reality latinamericanpost.com/americas/col... #hr25bogota
Colombia Pioneers Safe Heroin Injection Transforming Latin American Reality
Inside an unmarked room in a modest Bogotá district, people openly inject heroin under the cautious gaze of trained staff. This pioneering Colombian supervised facility signals a groundbreaking effort...
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Despite pledge to expand naloxone access, Trump administration proposal would cut overdose prevention programs www.cnn.com/2025/04/30/h...
Despite pledge to expand naloxone access, Trump administration proposal would cut overdose prevention programs | CNN
The Trump administration has named overdose prevention among its top drug policy priorities, but a preliminary budget proposal that was recently leaked suggests that it would cut about two dozen subst...
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Public needle bin 'not a silver bullet' for drugs issue www.bbc.com/news/article...
Belfast: Public needle bin 'is not a silver bullet' for drugs issue
A trial for a waste needle bin in a Belfast city centre car park will be voted on at council on Thursday.
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