The BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE) firmly supports a move towards a more people-centred and evidence-based approach to drug policy, as pledged by the Honourable Health Minister Jane Philpott in her statement at the UN General Assembly Special Session (UNGASS) on drug policy last week.
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Located in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside (DTES), on the unceded territories of the Coast Salish peoples, many have found welcome at the Western Aboriginal Harm Reduction Society (WAHRS), where groundbreaking research is helping to rewrite our understanding of substance use and addiction. Members are current or former illicit drug and/or illicit alcohol users from diverse Indigenous backgrounds. At WAHRS, members are given an opportunity to have their voices heard, empowered to fight for themselves and to educate policy makers, healthcare professionals, researchers, and others about members’ strengths and challenges.
