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Watch Dr. @KevinSabet’s full video on why the federal government must address the public safety, mental health, and addiction crisis impacting Vancouver and communities across the province. Share to spread the word! 📢 #PublicSafety #MentalHealth
Vancouver voters have spoken. 137,178 people, nearly 7 in 10, said yes to stronger laws against open-air hard drug use.
68% also backed a secure treatment facility with more than 100 involuntary care beds.
Recovery starts with a city that says enough.
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Treat someone for gambling addiction, then drop them off at a casino and say "Good luck."
Dr. Pouya Azar on discharging patients back to the Downtown Eastside: overdose, resuscitation, treatment, relapse. Repeat.
youtu.be/w97dvBWgVW4
Involuntary care is already happening in BC. It just looks like someone "strapped down to a gurney in a hallway for 48 hours" then released.
"I don't think that's humane." @KenSimCity on why BC needs real treatment beds.
Watch the full PROSPER Symposium: youtu.be/w97dvBWgVW4
Great turnout at the 3rd Annual PROSPER Symposium in Vancouver.
Thank you to Mayor @KenSimCity, Dr. Launette Rieb, Dr. Jenny Melamed, Dr. Pouya Azar, Dr. Julian Somers, Jess Ketchum, Kimmie Jensen, Chantal Vignola, Denise Meikle and everyone who joined us.
Happening now:
PROSPER founder Dr. Kevin Sabet in conversation with Vancouver Mayor @KenSimCity on the addiction crisis facing Vancouver and B.C. and the direction of drug policy.
Watch: youtube.com/live/w97dvBWgVW4
LIVE NOW: the 3rd Annual PROSPER Symposium. A Climate of Prevention. A Culture of Recovery.
Watch: youtube.com/live/w97dvBWgVW4
Starting in one hour: the 3rd Annual PROSPER Symposium, live from Vancouver, with a special conversation between Mayor @KenSimCity and PROSPER founder Dr. Kevin Sabet.
Watch live at 2:30 PM PT: youtube.com/live/w97dvBWgVW4
The biggest public health win on this continent was cutting smoking. We didn't hand out more cigarettes.
Canada can use the same lessons with fentanyl and every other drug, if we have the courage to.
Giving drugs away is not compassion.
"We didn't give more cigarettes out. We gave less out."
@KevinSabet at today's Conversations LIVE panel: the biggest public health win in modern history came from making tobacco harder to get. Same lessons, all drugs.
@LiveConvo
LIVE NOW: Is street disorder a healthcare issue? PROSPER founder Dr. Kevin Sabet is on the panel with @LiveConvo. Watch: conversationslive.ca/watch
TODAY: Street Disorder: A Healthcare Issue? The Path Forward for Vancouver PROSPER founder Dr. Kevin Sabet joins Dr. Julian Somers, Kimmie Jensen, Jane Talbot and more on @LiveConvo at 12:30 PM PT. Streaming on @VancouverSun and LinkedIn Live:
conversationslive.ca/watch
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Audit of 310 Agencies Operating in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside (DTES), 2015–2025: Public Records Show Billions in Taxpayer Funding hrinc.org/
Transparency and accountability are needed if we are to overcome this crisis.
PROSPER calls for the full release of all findings from the Larry Campbell report.
Hearing rumors the Prov is going to quietly kill the findings and assessments from Provincial appointee "DTES Czar" Larry Campbell.
Word is he found too many leaks, the DTES non-profit establishment got spooked so asked the NDP to shut it down.
Will we get the report @bcndp?
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Today is World Drug Day. 19.2 million Americans have Cannabis Use Disorder. Youth addiction is up in every state that has legalized marijuana. Prevention isn't a hashtag. It's the truth. We'll keep telling it.
#WorldDrugDay
PROSPER CEO @KevinSabet had the pleasure of addressing the BC Urban Mayors Caucus on creating a new BC drug policy focused on prevention and treatment.
The scientific journal Addiction published a study showing that closing a drug consumption site did not increase overdose deaths. Instead, it led to more life-saving addiction treatments.
nationalpost.com/opinion/der…
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Kevin Sabet Remarks Before United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs xitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1YGNrZWlX…
