Canadian Drugs and Substances Strategy (CDSS) Consultation Launch/Lancement de la consultation publique concernant la Stratégie canadienne sur les drogues et autres substances (SCDAS)

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From: Briggs, Jessica (HC/SC) [mailto:jessica.briggs@canada.ca] On Behalf Of Mattison, Kirsten (HC/SC)
Sent: Wednesday, September 5, 2018 2:04 PM
Cc: Hodges, Ian (HC/SC) <ian.hodges@canada.ca>; Boudreau, Michelle (HC/SC) <michelle.boudreau@canada.ca>
Subject: Canadian Drugs and Substances Strategy (CDSS) Consultation Launch/Lancement de la consultation publique concernant la Stratégie canadienne sur les drogues et autres substances (SCDAS)

 

Hello all,

 

I am writing to inform you that as of today, Health Canada has launched a public consultation on potential next steps in the Canadian Drugs and Substances Strategy (CDSS). We would like to invite valued stakeholders, including you or your organization, to provide feedback on this consultation.

 

The purpose of this consultation is to engage Canadians on new and innovative ideas on how to further strengthen the federal government’s approach to substance use issues through the CDSS. The consultation will last for 90 days, closing on December 4, 2018, and we encourage you to participate. We would also appreciate you sharing this email amongst your networks so that we may reach as many interested Canadians as possible.

 

Below you will find a link to the consultation website, where you will be able to undertake a survey to provide your feedback on the CDSS.  This survey is based on key themes, including:

·         Taking action on the root causes and risk factors of problematic substance use

·         Reducing stigma towards people who use drugs

·         Improving access to comprehensive, evidence-based treatment services

·         Applying a public health lens to regulation and enforcement activities

 

Here is the link: Canada.ca/substance-use-consultation

 

We are also attaching electronic copies of postcards and posters to this email announcing the CDSS consultation to the public. We would greatly appreciate if you would post and share these materials in your workspace to help Health Canada gather as many ideas as possible through the CDSS consultation process. Should you wish to receive hard copies to distribute amongst your networks, please feel free to reply to this email.  

 

Thank you in advance for your participation in this consultation. Your unique perspective will be vital to the further development of the CDSS as a health-focussed approach to problematic substance use in Canada.

 

Sincerely,

 

Kirsten Mattison

Director - Drug Policy and Science

Controlled Substances Directorate

Health Canada / Government of Canada

 

Bonjour,

 

Je vous écris pour vous informer que Santé Canada a lancé aujourd’hui une consultation publique sur les prochaines étapes possibles de la Stratégie canadienne sur les drogues et autres substances (SCDAS). Nous aimerions inviter les intervenants importants, y compris vous ou votre organisation, à nous faire part de leurs commentaires sur cette consultation.

 

Cette consultation vise à consulter les Canadiens au sujet des idées nouvelles et novatrices sur la façon de renforcer davantage l’approche du gouvernement fédéral à l’égard des problèmes de la consommation problématique de substances par l’entremise de la SCDAS. La consultation durera 90 jours et se terminera le 4 décembre 2018, et nous vous encourageons à y participer. Nous vous saurions également gré de partager ce courriel auprès de vos réseaux afin que nous puissions rejoindre le plus grand nombre possible de Canadiens intéressés.

 

Vous trouverez ci-dessous un lien vers le site Web de la consultation, où vous pourrez répondre à un sondage sur la SCDAS.  Ce sondage est fondé sur les thèmes clés suivants :

  • Prendre des mesures pour s’attaquer aux causes fondamentales de la consommation problématique de substances et aux facteurs de risque qui y sont associés
  • Réduire la stigmatisation des personnes qui consomment des drogues
  • Améliorer l’accès à des services de traitement complets et fondés sur des données probantes
  • Considérer les activités de réglementation et d’application de la loi dans une optique de santé publique

 

Voici le lien: Canada.ca/consultation-consommation-substances

 

J’ajoute également à ce courriel des copies électroniques des cartes postales et des affiches annonçant au public la consultation au sujet de la SCDAS. Je vous serais reconnaissante de bien vouloir publier et partager ces documents dans vos locaux afin de nous aider à recueillir le plus d’idées possible par l’entremise de cette consultation.  Si vous désirez obtenir les cartes postales et les affiches en copies papier, veuillez me le laisser savoir en répondant à ce courriel.

 

Je vous remercie d’avance de votre participation à cette consultation. Votre point de vue sera déterminant pour la poursuite de l’élaboration de la SCDAS comme approche prospective de la consommation problématique de substances au Canada.

 

Cordialement,

 

Kirsten Mattison

Directrice – Bureau de la politique et de la science en matière de drogues

Direction des substances contrôlées

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Drug Arrest report

Wednesday, March 14, 2018 | | 0 comments

Here is a link to the drug arrest report Susan Boyd put together.

 

 

 

Canada's Drug Prohibition Story; It's Wild. Hear it Tomorrow at VPL.

Monday, March 5, 2018 | | 0 comments

 

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Good Morning!

If you were not able to make it to Dr. Susan Boyd's book launch in January, or perhaps you loved it so much you want all your friends to know about it - here is your chance! CDPC's Steering Committee member Dr. Susan Boyd is offering a free talk tomorrow night at the Vancouver Public Library on Canada's History of Drug Prohibition. 

Tuesday, March 6, 2018
7:00 PM PM
Vancouver Public Library: Central Library
350 W. Georgia St.
Alice MacKay Room, Lower Level

Free, everyone welcome!

Human and social development professor Susan Boyd shares from her latest book – an illustrated history of drug prohibition in Canada from the 1800s to present day. Boyd discusses the 'reefer madness' of the 1920s, the psychedelic movement of the 1960s, the harm reduction movement of the 1990s, the legalization of medical cannabis, and how drug laws influence the overdose crisis.

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Susan Boyd shows how Canada's drug prohibition policies evolved and were shaped by race, class and gender discrimination.

In order to chart the future, it is worthwhile for us as Canadians to know our history of prohibition. You can find the book here. 

Have a wonderful week,

Your small but mighty CDPC team

 

Canadian Drug Policy Coalition
Centre for Applied Research in Mental Health and Addiction
2400 515 West Hastings St, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, BC V6B 5K3, Canada

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Book launch flyer

Monday, January 8, 2018 | | 0 comments

Book Launch:

Busted

By Susan Boyd

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