The push to curb the opioid epidemic, by decriminalizing small amounts of illicit drugs
Podcast |
The Current
Publisher |
CBC
Media Type |
audio
Categories Via RSS |
News & Politics
Publication Date |
Dec 06, 2021
Episode Duration |
00:27:13
As opioid-related deaths continue to rise steadily in Canada, cities like Vancouver and Toronto are exploring the decriminalization of possession of small amounts of drugs. We talk to Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart; Chief Doris Bill from the Kwanlin Dün First Nation; Jeanette Bowles, a fellow at St. Michael's Hospital with the Centre on Drug Policy Evaluation in Toronto; and Shauna Pinkerton, a former drug user and harm reduction worker in Dryden, Ont.

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