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How Buying My Drugs Online Has Been Working for Me
A reliable supply of drugs can save lives. That’s exactly why harm reductionists are pushing for widely accessible, regulated safe supplythroughout Canada and beyond. Until we get that, finding trusted unregulated vendors is the best we can do. We drug users need to share information about sources as much as possible to help each other through this ongoing crisis of drug poisoning deaths.
‘MDMA likely laced with fentanyl leads to overdose and death in Halifax’
The city of Halifax mourns this week after the fatal overdose of 15-year-old Miya Harris.
It’s believed Harris’ overdose was caused by MDMA (AKA Molly) laced with fentanyl—two drugs that should never go together.
Harris’ death was preventable: the downstream result of the criminalization of drugs which leads to increased uncertainty of the current drug market which has seen a rise in toxic and deadly drugs being cut into traditionally safer drugs like Molly.
Nova Scotians are still dying from the overdose crisis
Just as Nova Scotia tries its best to contain COVID, and Canada’s largest mass killing in recent history leaves 22 people dead from an unimaginable act of violence, there are other tragedies that have been swept under the rug amid the chaos.
‘Town hall draws emotional supporters and some critics of supervised consumption sites’
Limited and more thoughtful development.
Homeless camps set up in downtown Edmonton raise questions over safe spaces for less fortunate
Protecting our most valuable resource.
Buyer’s club’ for heroin could combat overdose deaths and organized crime
Achieving a net zero carbon footprint.
Drug death prompts advocate to meet users anywhere so they don't overdose alone
Encouraging needs to be met locally.