HR17 Montréal [#98]

Sarah talks about the 25th Harm Reduction International Conference with Zoë Dodd, Hepatitis C Program Coordinator at the South Riverdale Community Health Centre, Nazlee Maghsoudi, Knowledge Translation Manager at the International Centre for Science in Drug Policy, and Dr. Vimarie Narloch, Drug Education Manager at Students for Sensible Drug Policy. News Updates: Read the Full Transcript of Trump’s Call with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte Senators […]

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Sarah talks about the 25th Harm Reduction International Conference with Zoë Dodd, Hepatitis C Program Coordinator at the South Riverdale Community Health Centre, Nazlee Maghsoudi, Knowledge Translation Manager at the International Centre for Science in Drug Policy, and Dr. Vimarie Narloch, Drug Education Manager at Students for Sensible Drug Policy.

News Updates:

Read the Full Transcript of Trump’s Call with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte

Senators From Both Parties Blast “Outrageous” Trump Call Praising Duterte For Anti-Drug Killing Spree
Read the full transcript here

Consultant found not guilty in Flandreau marijuana trial
Do Psychedelic Trips Change Your Political Views?

Study link

Deputies discover illegal poppy field worth up to half a billion dollars in Catawba Co.

Headlines:

Morgue workers in Tanzania jailed for stealing drugs from corpse’s stomach
Gunmen try, and fail, to rob a D.C. medical marijuana dispensary
Senate measure calls for study on opioid injection sites
Safe places to use drugs would save $6M in costs associated with opioid epidemic, study finds
Ricketts gets victory as lawmakers fail to override veto on felons’ voting rights bill

Forecast:

6/12:  SSDP’s Sensible Celebration
6/12-6/14: NCIA’s 4th Annual Cannabis Business Summit & Expo
6/26: Support Don’t Punish 2017 Global Day of Action

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Drug History:

Rehabilitation in the Gilded Age

Bibliography:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilded_Age
http://digitalexhibits.libraries.wsu.edu/items/show/5595
http://www.boweryboyshistory.com/2014/08/the-cocaine-fiends-of-gilded-age-new.html
http://www.dualdiagnosis.org/drug-addiction/history-rehab-facilities/
http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1611239784&ResourceType=Building
http://nysasylum.com/biahist.htm

Call to Action:

Participate in Support Don’t Punish!
Email [email protected] if interested in the Harm Reduction Left
Host drug checking workshops when possible
Be highly critical of the emerging treatment industry
Read “A Quiet Revolution: Drug Decriminalisation Across the Globe“

Music Credits:

Intro: Dance for Sport by the2ba

Transition: 10 Minutes by Spencer Rudnick

Transition: Jacobs Beach by Free the Mammoth

Outro: Stay by New Neighbors

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