Category: Media Appearances
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Filter: January 17
“I had people tell me ‘Why are you advocating for this? People are gonna die.’ And we never saw that come to fruition,” Rebecca Haines-Saah, associate professor in community health sciences at the University of Calgary, told Filter. “People are concerned about young kids exposed to edibles. These are things to watch in the health…
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CBC Radio-Canada: October 08
Des drogues moins « toxiques » pourraient expliquer la baisse des décès liés aux surdoses
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Canadian Press: April 15
Sharp rise in OD deaths demands better policies for those in their 20s, 30s: study
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Calgary Herald: January 26
Alberta headed for record year for opioid deaths in 2023, say physicians Dr. Rebecca Haines-Saah said she’s been watching the mounting toll with trepidation and expects a tragic record to be set, adding those tragedies too often reflect despair borne of poverty. “This shows deepening inequity — let’s look at social determinants,” said Haines-Saah, a…
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The Tyee: December 27
How Airbnb Hosts Flex Political Clout: In Calgary, some short-term rental operators have targeted a supervised drug consumption site.
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CBC News: December 11
“To be blunt, I believe these are drug policy deaths and are the result of our government’s insistence on the failed Alberta Model that precludes the harm reduction interventions that we need to keep people safe and alive.” Story // Video