For most of us, use of "drugs" such as alcohol or pain killers is not an issue. However, contaminated "street drugs" are killing Canadians at the rate of approximately 20 per day. At least 7,800 fellow Canadians are being murdered by unscrupulous dealers each year. Is there a solution to the epidemic of vulnerable people being poisoned in the Royal City?
This week Breezy Breakfast delves in to the realities of working on the front lines to keep people alive with our guests:
Bree Woods, Manager of Community Engagement and Volunteer Support for Sanguen
Kate Nixon of Your Downtown Guelph Friends and the National Overdose Response Service
Lindsey Sodtke, Harm Reduction Manager, Guelph Community Health Centre
Listen in as they answer questions about outreach services, safe consumption, opioid poisoning, and systemic issues facing so many in the Royal City.
Additional information and perspectives are provided by
Angela Allt, Social Worker with Canadian Mental Health Association
Bang Ly, Manager, Salvation Army Community and Family Services
Alex, Welcoming Streets Initiative Outreach Worker, Guelph Community Health Services
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Episode 30: Land Back and Governance
Episode 29: Growth, Sprawl, and Greenbelts
Episode 28: The future of Conservation Authorities
Episode 27: Open Mic!
Episode 26: Bonnie Durtnall speaks about Guelph's Labour history
Episode 25: Dr. Anne-Marie Zajdlik
Episode 24: Mental health during the pandemic
Episode 23: Online voting and cybersecurity
Episode 22: The climate crisis in the COVID era
Episode 21: City budget time!
Episode 20: Is it time to change Guelph's electoral system?
Episode 19: An update from Wellington Water Watchers
Episode 18: Active Transportation in the Winter
Episode 17: Some of Guelph's poverty relief efforts
Episode 16: Open mic!
Episode 15: Re-opening Guelph's public schools
Episode 14: Can Metrolinx tell us what to do?
Episode 13: The ongoing debate about a new Guelph Central Library
Episode 12: City Council Composition Review
Episode 11: Child care in the pandemic
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