Organizations like Moms Stop the Harm advocate for harm reduction strategies while the provincial government focuses on a treatment-first approach.
Rhonda Pouliot used to call her 34-year-old son Chris Shea her “indoor cat.”
That’s why Pouliot was at Victoria Park Thursday, to mark the annual International Overdose Awareness Day. Organizations like Moms Stop the Harm advocate for harm reduction strategies while the provincial government focuses on a treatment-first approach.“As families, we hope that our loved ones will find wellness and recovery, but we have learned through our tragic losses that there is no recovery when you are dead,” said Petra Schultz with MSTH.
Schulz added more action is needed from all levels of government to deal with the housing crisis, “as it is impossible to seek treatment and get well when you are on the street.”
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