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Quebec planning on several safer injection sites Quebec is intending to open a safer injection site in Montreal soon, and considering several other sites throughout the province. Quebec feels the recent court ruling in B.C. gives provinces the right to open safer injection sites without needing pre-approval by the federal government. See article. Danish Drug Users Memorial Day The Danish Drug Users Union hold an anunal remembrance gathering for friends and loved ones who have been victims of the war on drug users. View a photo display from this year's event which took place on July 21. B.C. Supreme Court Judge rules in favour of inSite On May 20 a landmark decision regarding the human right to health services for illicit drug users declares that health facilities should be able to operate without requiring an exemption given by the federal government regarding the Controlled Substances Act. In effect, this removes the ability of the feds to shut down the inSite safer injection site facility in Vancouver. The federal Health Minister immediately announced that the ruling would be appealled. See News International Harm Reduction Conference UNDUN coordinators will be attending the international conference in Barcelona, Spain from May 11-15. We will be participating in the 3rd International Drug Users Congress during the conference. The Users Congress is organized by INPUD You can follow their impression of the conference at their Xanga blog Sign the Petition! Sign petition asking the Parliament of Canada to develop a comprehensive strategy for all drugs, including alcohol and the non-medical use of prescription drugs, and that this comprehensive approach include evidence-based prevention, harm reduction, treatment and enforcement strategies. Burpenorphine is finally permitted in Canada After many years of haggling about how buprenorphine will be prescribed, it is finally going to be available to patients through prescribing doctors (much like methadone was prior to wide-spread establishment of methadone clinics). |
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