Canadian civil society organizations remain deeply outraged by the number of deaths linked to drug poisoning in the country, more than 30,000 to date. From organizations of people who use drugs, families affected by the consequences of substance use, those active in the defense of rights, the advancement of policies or those working on the first line of services, in December 2021 they supported the dissemination of the flagship strategic document “SUCCEEDING IN DECRIMINALIZATION: a path to human rights-based drug policy. »
This framework emphasizes:
— The decriminalization of all possession of drugs for personal use, sharing or selling of drugs for subsistence purposes
— The redistribution of resources allocated to law enforcement and policing towards non-coercive and voluntary policies, programs and services.
The discussions will tend to highlight the essential elements of successful diversion and policies free from racism, sexism and colonialism. Different initiatives will be discussed, including those of the International Drug Policy Consortium, as well as the decriminalization experience in British Columbia.
Multidisciplinary panel to promote the coherence of actions in health and social services, justice, public and community safety.
The panel will feature six speakers representing a diverse range of sectors intimately involved and affected, including Indigenous perspectives, experiential knowledge, security, justice, and others, as part of the mobilization led by l’Association des intervenants en dépendance du Québec.
Executive director of the Quebec Addiction Workers Association since January 2019 and former executive director of CACTUS Montreal. Member of the multisectoral opioid committee of the Quebec Ministry of Health and Social Services and co-mandatary with the organization, Méta d'Âme for the province of Quebec the Pro fan trainning (prevent overdoses and intervene in case of overdoses). Experience in the development of harm reduction services and programs including the implementation of the supervised consumption service project in Montreal. Adopts a global approach and focuses on the involvement of peers.
Avocat en droit de la santé; président de l'Association des intervenants en dépendance du Québec; co-fondateur et président de CACTUS MONTRÉAL; enseignant du cours "Intervention et politiques sur les drogues" à la faculté de médecine et des sciences de la santé de l'Université de Sherbrooke