Safe Supply and Decriminalization of Drug Use: A Panel Talk

Please join us for a panel discussion organized by the Substance User Network of the Atlantic Region on safe supply and decriminalization of drug use. Leading our talk will be: Giulia Di Giorgio, a passionate advocate with lived experience with substance use; Dr. Tiffany O’Donnell, co-founder of Doctors for Decriminalization; Petra Schulz, a founding director of Moms Stop The Harm; and Natasha Touesnard, Executive Director of the Canadian Association of People who Use Drugs.

Evidence will be presented as to how and why safe supply and decriminalization is needed desperately in our nation. Approximately 17 Canadians died each day in 2020 from apparent opioid toxicity, 96% of those being accidental. Sarah Peddle, the Service Learning Manager in the Faculty of Medicine at Dalhousie University will moderate the panel and direct questions from the audience to promote these critical conversations.