On April 14th 2016, after over a year and hundreds of overdose deaths, British Columbia’s provincial health officer Dr. Perry Kendall finally declared a public health emergency. The direct cause of this epidemic of overdoses across the province is an increase in street heroin laced with fentanyl, an…
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Health & Harm Reduction
Healthcare as Regulation and Social Control of the Poor: By Dan Oudshoorn and Dave…
A few years back a friend went through a rough time. Eventually, he decided to go see his doctor. Hours later,…
Fentanyl – its deadly effects don’t discriminate, but they expose social…
I was struck by the news coverage of the deaths from Fentanyl. When people in the Downtown Eastside (DTES)…
End the War on Drug Dealers
On July 16, 2015, the Victoria Police Department issued warrants for 16 suspected drug dealers accused of preying…
What happened to a National (Social) Housing Strategy?
People across Canada are facing hours of sifting through newspaper articles, watching interviews, and following…
Gangs and Drugs – Probing the Root Causes of the Shootings in Surrey: An…
Jagdeep Mangat is a lawyer in Surrey who focuses on immigration, family and criminal law. His particular interest…
Street Deaths are Preventable – Victoria groups organize a week of education…
By Ashley Mollison, YES2SCS (Yes to Supervised Consumption Site)
In mid-June a coalition of groups in…
“We are human beings with heart and potential” – A message from Indigenous…
The Volcano interviewed Tracey Morrison, President of Western Aboriginal Harm Reduction Society in Vancouver’s…
New lawsuit challenges use of solitary confinement in Canadian prisons
In January 2015 the BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) and the John Howard Society filed a lawsuit against the…
Aboriginal Healing Centre – we’re a person, not an addiction: An…
During the Downtown Eastside Local Area Planning Process, LAP committee reps Tracey Morrison and Victoria Bull kept…