by Stimulus | May 13, 2021 | Connect, English Categories, harm reduction, safe supply, stimulants
Stimulus Connect 12: Benefits of Stimulants In Canada, drug discussions are often centred around how using drugs from the illegal market is dangerous. However, there is much evidence to suggest otherwise. “Eighty to 90 percent of people are not negatively affected by...
by Stimulus | Mar 24, 2021 | Connect, English Categories
Stimulus Connect 10 & 11: Impact of the Pandemic on People Who Use Drugs Canada was experiencing a massive wave of overdoses, but with 2020 came the COVID-19 pandemic which made unprecedented impact on people’s lives. There are changes to the illegal drug market...
by Stimulus | Feb 8, 2021 | Connect, English Categories
Stimulus Connect 9: Harm Reduction & Drug Selling Illegal drug markets provide drugs that governments and regulatory bodies prohibit access to. The current drug laws perpetuate harm through the failed “war on drugs”. Historically in Canada, societal responses to...
by Stimulus | Dec 4, 2020 | Connect, English Categories, family, harm reduction
Stimulus Connect 8: Harm Reduction Tools for Parents and Caregivers There are a range of factors, and layers of overlapping oppression that can challenge parents and caregivers who use substances. This oppression may include sexism, racism, colonialism, classism and...
