The Effects of COVID-19 on the Illegal Drug Supply
Date: August 17, 2020, 1 p.m. – 2:30 p.m., EST
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This webinar will explore how regulations put in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19 are inadvertently contributing to an increasingly toxic illegal drug supply, and how this shift has both increased health harms and created policy opportunities. Presentations will highlight different perspectives, including systems-level epidemiology data, findings from a local drug checking program, and experiences shared by people who use drugs.
Speakers:
- Dr. Jane Buxton, Physician Epidemiologist and Harm Reduction Lead, BC Centre for Disease Control
- Karen McDonald, Operations Manager, Centre on Drug Policy Evaluation
- Matthew Bonn, Safe Supply and Drug Policy Consultant, Canadian Association of People who Use Drugs