'Harm reduction is commitment to the process of relationship building. This process takes patience, compassion and a willingness to face our own humanity.'
People who use drugs are at great risk because they do not have equal access to health services and supports that allow for a life of dignity. We need non-judgmental, non-coercive provision of services and resources. B.C.’s chief coroner Lisa Lapointe again made a plea for an expansion of safer supply and a “systems change” that treats substance use as a health issue, not a criminal problem.