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Workers for Ethical Substance Use Policy
Public Health
Vancouver , British Columbia 84 followers
A grassroots organization of workers advocating for workplace substance use policy reform, and the rights of workers.
About us
Workers for Ethical Substance Use Policy Society (WESUP) was established as a non-profit organization in 2021. Our purpose is to to fight for systemic change to harmful workplace substance use policy and to advocate for and provide support to workers who are affected by these policies. For far too long, workers who use substances and workers who have substance use challenges, have been stigmatized and marginalized in the workplace. Workers are often branded as being an inherent danger to workplace safety and are removed from the workplace and coerced into outdated, invasive, harmful, and profit-driven addiction treatment & monitoring programs, and denied access to ethical and evidence-based health care.
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- Vancouver , British Columbia
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- 2021
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📢 Celebrating Progress in Substance Use Policy Reform WESUP celebrates the hard-fought repeal of Bill 34, a bold step toward compassionate, evidence-based substance use policies. In the face of a growing backlash against harm reduction nationwide, this victory proves progress is possible. This would not have been possible without the tireless advocacy of harm reduction organizations, specifically Harm Reduction Nurses Association (HRNA), the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition (CDPC) and Pivot Legal Society. Your dedication to promoting harm reduction and challenging unjust policies inspires us all. This repeal underscores the power of collaboration and strategic action in creating meaningful change. Together, we must continue to push for policies rooted in empathy, equity, and evidence, ensuring safer, healthier communities for everyone. #HarmReduction #DrugPolicyReform #HumanRights #WESUP #CDPC #HRNA #PivotLegalSociety
BC provincial government repealed Bill 34: the Restricting Public Consumption of Illegal Substances Act. This represents a small but hard-fought victory against politically-driven laws and policies that inflict harm upon those made most vulnerable by oppressive systems. Read the full joint statement: https://lnkd.in/eZz9U_T9 Joint statement from Pivot Legal Society, the Harm Reduction Nurses Association, and the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition.
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Discrimination from employers & doctors makes it difficult for people with addictions to maintain employment. https://lnkd.in/eQuqqf5F
B.C. pharmacist wins $8K in rights complaint over discriminatory comments made by addictions doctor | CBC News
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Happy International Drug Users Day 🤩 A day to celebrate our unique stories 🥰 and strive for the rights of drug users, including access to healthcare, harm reduction services, and fair treatment
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Exec Director of The J Healthcare Initiative | Speaker | Novartis Scholar 2024 | OYW Ambassador ‘24 | Harm reduction practitioner | BC Business 30 Under 30 2025
Not all substance-use is substance use ‘struggles’. Acknowledge the spectrum of use. Chances are, your co-worker(s) use(d) drugs. #SubstanceUse #PublicHealth #WorkplaceCulture
Success wears many faces. It's time for corporate culture to acknowledge the spectrum of substance use among high achievers. #BusinessInclusion #RethinkAssumptions #SubstanceUse #MentalHealth #ChallengeTheBlackAndWhiteNarrative
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check out this post from the RECLAIM Collective #harmreductionsaveslives #SupportNotStigma #SupervisedConsumption
@_reclaim_collective on Instagram: "Too often, we see secondhand accounts of our lived experiences online. While solid allies and academic research play a valuable role in harm reduction, those resources can feel detached and stale. Stats can come off as impersonal and clinical without a real life story attached. This is Brooke’s experience with why she used an SCS, straight from the source! #Live
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s closure of supervised consumption sites will mean people won’t have access to life-saving health care. Take action to restore access to overdose prevention sites! #harmreduction #Ontario #OverdosePrevention
Take Action: Tell Ford to Restore Overdose Prevention — Progress Toronto
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Adam Zivo has approached folks in bad faith and spread lies and dshonesty with respect to the positive outcomes of Drug Policy Reform, Safe Supply and Harm Reduction. WESUP CoFounder Byron Wood submitted a complaint to to the National NewsMedia Council (NNMC). “Newspapers are accountable to journalistic standards – even with opinion writers.” The complaint cited Zivo’s coverage of the Harm Reduction Nurses Associations Charter challenge to Bill 34 – legislation that expands law enforcement discretion to arrest, fine and/or displace people who are suspected of having recently used drugs in public places. In his opinion-based piece, Zivo inaccurately wrote that, “the Supreme Court of B.C. provisionally ruled that addicts may have the right to openly use drugs in all public spaces, including playgrounds and splash pads.” #WESUP #SAFESUPPLYSAVESLIVES #HARMREDUCTION Read more below:
After Complaint, National Post Clarifies Adam Zivo’s Dishonesty on Drug Policy
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AA is not for everyone, and should not be pushed as hard as it is as “the answer” to our SUD or our chaotic use. Abstinence is not for everyone, and is not the only way to live your life safely.
Deprogramming From AA—When the Fellowship Resembles a Cult
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Check out this video about safe supply prescribers in Ontario #Ontario #safesupplysaveslives
The great work being done at London InterCommunity Health Centre in Ontario, Canada #safesupply #harmreduction #lihc
LIHC Safer Opioid Supply Clinic Walk Through
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