I spoke with an Indigenous woman today, survivor of the 60s scoop, who was processing loss of kids to CAS and recent deaths of 3 friends in one weekend to overdose.

She told me she reduced her own use significantly because: "I relapsed when they stole my kids 15 years ago. And since then I've been treated like a thief every single day by this government & country.* Ive been called every name you can imagine. Ive used to suppress that feeling every day."

*In ref to daily anti-Indigenous racism

The chief coroner of #Ontario + others have released report today for #OverdoseDeaths during #COVID19

The stats reflect exactly what PWUDs & harm reductionists have been saying all year: that they are living through a horrifying disaster.

#thread full of rage & grief In the first 15 weeks of the pandemic, almost 700 people died from overdose - thats an avg of 46 people dying each WEEK.

Its anticipated that there will be a 50% INCREASE in the number of people who die from overdose in 2020 in comparison to 2019. #ONpoli