‘In a way, stigma is the leading cause of death’: the radical plan to tackle British Columbia’s overdose epidemic
‘In a way, stigma is the leading cause of death’: the radical plan to tackle British Columbia’s overdose epidemic
A ‘compassion club’ was blocked from buying pure drugs on the dark web to supply to users – now they are taking on Canada’s government in court
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When Traci Letts finally found the perfect shoes for her son Mike – a pair of white Nike trainers with a splash of green – the store didn’t have the right size.
When they appear in court on Thursday, Eris Nyx and Jeremy Kalicum will argue that Canada’s public health agency is ill-equipped to respond to the unfolding disaster – and that radical measures are necessary to stop people dying.
Engulfed by a crisis with no apparent end, community groups in Vancouver’s downtown east side – where the fatal overdose rate is nearly 30 times higher than the national average – have become increasingly desperate.
“The deprivation of life and security of the person is stark,” the legal team wrote in its submission, which calls on the federal court to overturn the decision and to permit them to resume selling drugs.
Nyx and Kalicum’s compassion club gave Kerr and his colleague Mary Clare Kennedy the chance to carry out what is thought to be the first-ever empirical, peer-reviewed study on the model.
Last year the Conservative leader, Pierre Poilievre, prompted outrage on a visit to Vancouver, when he described the city as “hell on earth”, infuriating residents who accused him of using a vulnerable community as a political punching bag.
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