CSSDP Calgary

CSSDP Calgary In general, CSSDP is a network comprised of youth and students who are concerned about the negative impact drug policies have on individuals and communities.

Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Policy (CSSDP) is a national grassroots network of student and youth chapters that are working on drug policy issues facing their communities! The Calgary Chapter of CSSDP consists of students & youth advocating for harm reduction, sensible drug policies, drug education, human rights, and public health on campus and across the city!! CSSDP considers problematic

drug use in society primarily a health issue rather than a criminal justice issue, and advocates for appropriate responses to reduce and prevent harm from drug use. CSSDP provides education and resources to empower chapters formed by students and youth in their work on substance use issues facing their peer groups and communities. CSSDP mobilizes it members to participate in the political process at all levels, pushing for sensible policies to achieve a safer and more just future, while combating counterproductive drug policies, particularly those that directly harm young people.

đź“Ł UPCOMING EVENT đź“ŁCanadian Students for Sensible Drug Policy (CSSDP) Calgary is hosting a Harm Reduction, Safer Substanc...
05/09/2022

đź“Ł UPCOMING EVENT đź“Ł
Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Policy (CSSDP) Calgary is hosting a Harm Reduction, Safer Substance Use, and Drug Policy Research Showcase!!

Come join us and learn about the amazing harm reduction, substance use, and drug policy research going on at the University of Calgary. Also, hear from The Alberta Alliance Who Educates and Advocates Responsibly about their community outreach and drug testing pilot program!

May 19th from 11:00 AM-1:00 PM at Health Sciences Centre on Foothills Campus (zoom info to follow for hybrid event)

Sign up here or use the QR code on the poster: https://forms.gle/43QcbTo1db5hb7AS9

đź“Ł UPCOMING EVENT đź“ŁFree Naloxone Training for UCalgary Students, Staff, and Faculty, as well as community members! April ...
04/05/2022

đź“Ł UPCOMING EVENT đź“Ł
Free Naloxone Training for UCalgary Students, Staff, and Faculty, as well as community members!

April 14th from 10-11:30AM at Health Sciences Centre on Foothills Campus!

Registration is required - link in our bio! Please note: masking is still required on Foothills Campus

Curious about opioid agonist therapy? Read below for an overview of the different treatments available!
03/29/2022

Curious about opioid agonist therapy? Read below for an overview of the different treatments available!

The Alberta government is expanding access to opioid agonist therapies such as methadone, suboxone, or sublocade through programs to help users quell their…

Effective drug policies and harm reduction programs require leadership and meaningful collaboration with true experts - ...
02/14/2022

Effective drug policies and harm reduction programs require leadership and meaningful collaboration with true experts - people who use drugs 👇

Safer supply saves lives. It’s that simple. People who use and sell drugs have long known this, and academic research ...

02/03/2022

Every day in Canada, 19 families lose a loved one to opioid poisoning. More people die this way than in motor vehicle accidents or from heart attacks. Across…

“We don’t have to go to the streets anymore to make our habit, to make money to pay for our pills. Since I’ve been on (t...
01/22/2022

“We don’t have to go to the streets anymore to make our habit, to make money to pay for our pills. Since I’ve been on (the SOS program), I haven’t gone to jail in three and a half years. So, that’s a good thing. I’m pretty much not working (in s*x work) at all anymore, so. It saved my life,” a client said in the report.

The Safer Opioid Supply (SOS) Program, run by the London InterCommunity Health Centre is showing positive results in client retention and reduced overdoses.

"For the longest time, we said, 'Hey, learn CPR, learn first aid, maybe you'll save a life,'" said Jones. "Well, now — c...
11/28/2021

"For the longest time, we said, 'Hey, learn CPR, learn first aid, maybe you'll save a life,'" said Jones. "Well, now — carry a naloxone kit, maybe you'll save a life."

When Jordan Knapp noticed a friend sitting pale, silent and sweaty on a couch at a Calgary house party, she instantly recognized an opiod overdose and used a naloxone kit to save him. She's far from the only young Albertan to carry the kits everywhere these days.

11/22/2021
"In some places where it was once widely available . . . there’s no he**in to be found. And they want it back, not just ...
11/05/2021

"In some places where it was once widely available . . . there’s no he**in to be found. And they want it back, not just because it’s their drug of choice but also because its replacement—fentanyl—is killing people in droves."

In many former he**in strongholds in the U.S. and Canada, the opioid is disappearing, fueling fentanyl overdoses and prompting some users to push for a renaissance.

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