Drug poisoning kills more Albertans age 25 to 39 than any other cause of death.
These deaths are preventable.
Every barrier to accessing evidence-based services is an additional risk factor for death.
We need action. We need a change. We need a solution. (1/4)
From the Dying For Access community statement:
• Expand supervised consumption services and reopen closed sites.
• Scrap the harmful provincial regulations for consumption services. (2/4)
From the Dying For Access community statement (continued):
• Provide access to safe regulated substances to replace toxic street drugs.
• Offer rapid, barrier-free access to medical detox and evidence-based treatment. (3/4)
This Black Balloon Day, as we mourn and honour the lives lost to drug poisoning, we continue our mission to improve lives through support, education and action.