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B.C. Election: Shane Simpson (MLA, Vancouver-Hastings)
bc_election_-_shane_simpson_-_rabble.mp3Media Mornings daily election coverage on Vancouver Co-op Radio 100.5fmw2media.ca/electionIrwin Oostindie and Alfonso Osorio interview Shane Simpson, MLA for...
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Addiction, enablers and Rob Ford
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 The culture of collusion around addicts who refuse to even admit they have a problem is a serious concern with anyone in a position of power. There are many problems surrounding...
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Human and social cost of mandatory minimum sentences
rey-2013-07-08b.mp3A year after the federal government passed the Safe Streets and Communities Bill, a new report looks at some of the effects of the legislation on marginalized populations. Scott...
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Vancouver's safe injection site marks its 10th anniversary
rey-2013-10-05a.mp3In 2003, Insite opened its doors to provide harm reduction services to people who inject drugs. In that time, there have been 1.8 million visits and no overdose deaths. Pivot Legal...
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Film: A Cold Place to Live Outside
rey-2013-11-01b.mp3A new short film documents the challenges faced by homeless people in Inuvik in the Canadian Arctic. Dr. Michael Young is Associate Professor of Humanitarian Studies at Royal Roads...
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Forum: The Case for Heroin Assisted Treatment in Canada
rey-2013-11-08a.mp3Pivot Legal hosted a forum to discuss the benefits of prescribing heroin to profoundly addicted users. The discussion featured Dr. Gabor Maté, Dr. Bruce Alexander, Dave Murray and...
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Looking at intersections of class, race and gender in substance abuse and...
women_and_addiction_-_an_interview_with_laura_schmidt_-_rabble.mp3When it comes to issues of substance abuse and addiction, many recovery models have been criticized as being geared towards men or said...
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Abbotsford strikes down 9-year harm reduction ban
rey-2014-01-31a.mp3Injection drug users and their allies scored a major victory in Abbotsford, B.C. on January 13 when the city council voted to lift the ban against harm reduction measures such as a...
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Canada needs to adopt a prison harm reduction program
Friday, February 7, 2014 The success of harm reduction programs internationally and the high rates of HIV and Hepatitis C in Canadian prisons signals the need for the Canadian government to adopt this...
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Emergency: Steady funding needed for drug programs in Northern Ontario
Friday, May 2, 2014 Ontario doctors plead with the Federal Government to continue funding for life-saving opiod treatment in Indigenous Communities. The first time I went to Sandy Lake, Ontario I was...
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Lara Kramer on the performance 'Native Girl Syndrome,' dance, addiction, and...
lara_kramer_rabble.mp3Lara Kramer is the artistic director and choreographer of Lara Kramer Danse, based in Montreal. She received her BFA in Contemporary Dance at Concordia University, Montreal, in...
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Bill C-2 spreads Harper's misinformation about harm reduction
Friday, November 28, 2014 Let's get one thing straight: If Bill C-2 is passed it will only present new barriers to health care for people with addictions. Bill C-2, known as the Respect for Communities...
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Harper's Bill C-2 is spreading misinformation about harm reduction
Let's get one thing straight: If Bill C-2 is passed it will only present new barriers to health care for people with addictions.Bill C-2 spreads Harper's misinformation about harm reduction
View ArticleOK, Let's Talk -- about addictions in the workplace
Yesterday was Bell Let's Talk Day 2015. You might have heard about it. According to Bell, a record 122,150,772 Bell Let's Talk tweets, texts, calls, and shares on January 28, 2015 translated into a new...
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Sex, drugs and pyromania: 'The Green Hotel' exposes Toronto's underbelly
March 26, 2015First time author, Jesse Gilmour was introduced to the Canadian arts scene as a subject of a book instead of as a writer. His father, the infamous David Gilmour, wrote the memoir The Film...
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Patriarchy, male entitlement and capitalist greed killed Amy Winehouse, not...
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This election, let's have a real debate about legalizing marijuana
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Maureen Palmer on addiction, empathy and compassionate evidence-based care
Maureen Palmer on Addiction, Empathy and Compassionate Based Evidence CareLike this article? rabble is reader-supported journalism. Chip in to keep stories like these coming.Maureen talks about her new...
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Publicly owned liquor stores work for Manitoba
Like this article? rabble is reader-supported journalism. Chip in to keep stories like these coming.With the provincial election around the corner, parties are gearing up with promises for Manitobans....
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Health Canada considers allowing use of prescription heroin
rey-2016-06-10a.mp3There are encouraging signs that the Liberal government will take a radically different approach to harm reduction. Pivot Legal says prescription heroin is a crucial tool in...
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