Getting to Tomorrow: 7 Actions to End the Unregulated Drug Crisis

Report
by
Canadian Drug Policy Coalition

Release Date

2024

Geography

Canada

Language of Resource

English and French

Full Text Available

Yes

Open Access / OK to Reproduce

No

Peer Reviewed

No

Findings/Key points

CDPC launched a 3 year cross-Canada project to engage with those most impacted by current drug policies. We met with harm reduction organizations, First Nations communities, health policy experts, people who use drugs, African, Caribbean, and Black community organizations, healthcare and frontline workers, drug user groups, law enforcement and more. These communities surfaced 7 key action areas with a total of 82 recommendations that, if implemented, could support communities to end the unregulated drug crisis.

Keywords

About people who use drugs
Advocacy
Barriers and enablers
Decriminalization/legalization
Equity
Harm reduction
Housing
Illegal drugs
Legal system/law enforcement
Overdose
Peer/PWLLE program involvement
Rural/remote
Safer supply