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Moms Stop the Harm (MSTH) is a network of Canadian families impacted by substance-use-related harms and deaths. We advocate for the change of failed drug policies, provide peer support to families who have lost a loved one or use or have used substances.

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Angela Welz @heartforward.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
Every time Robert Tanguay speaks I remember the flawed report that he was a part of. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
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Flawed reports can harm: the case of supervised consumption services in Alberta
Supervised consumption services have been scaled up within Canada and internationally as an ethical imperative in the context of a public health emergency. A large body of peer-reviewed evidence demonstrates that these services prevent poisoning ...
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Filter | harm reduction journalism @filtermag.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
"At pivotal times, medical providers could have helped my son," writes Patricia A. Roos. Instead, "we found doctors and nurses chastising Alex for his 'bad choices' and 'lack of will power.'" "At the facilities he resided in, he was simply an 'addict.'"
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Stigma From Medical Providers Contributed to My Son’s Overdose Death
At pivotal times, medical providers could have helped Alex. Instead, they labeled him an "addict" and chastised him for "bad choices."
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PartySafe Medics LLC @partysafemedics.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
Ever notice how “K-Holes” can make someone pale, sweaty, nauseous, & might also cause vomiting? They may be experiencing “acute hypoglycemia” - a temporary low blood-sugar attack. For info on why this happens and what to do for someone in K-Holes: www.partysafemedics.nyc/post/how-ket...
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How Ketamine Impacts Blood Sugar
A lesser-known effect of Ketamine is that it tends to cause temporary, yet significant, fluctuations in blood sugar. While smaller amounts are shown to possibly increase blood glucose in a person, the...
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Moms Stop The Harm @momsstoptheharm.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
Join us on Oct 19 @ 3pm CT for a virtual event featuring MSTH member Irene Reilly, author of "OHANA, Love, Grief and Hope in the Time of the Opioid Crisis". A journey of transformation from personal loss to powerful advocacy. 👉Remember to register here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Moms Stop The Harm @momsstoptheharm.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
If you haven't already, consider checking out the new Moms Stop the Harm online store! Every purchase directly supports our mission & demonstrates your allyship in challenging policies that cause harm, including the drug toxicity emergency in Canada. www.momsstoptheharm.com/store
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HRNA_AIIRM @hrna.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
HRNA’s 2025/2026 webinar season is going to be 🔥. Up first, “A Crisis of Disorder or a Crisis of Legitimacy? A Critical Discourse Analysis of B.C. Police Officers' Perspectives on Decriminalization” When: October 1st at 12pm PST. Register here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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A Crisis of Disorder or a Crisis of Legitimacy?
A Critical Discourse Analysis of B.C. Police Officers' Perspectives on Decriminalization
Concerns of 'social disorder' have become a powerful obstacle to drug policy reform in recent years, evidenced through the backlash to decriminalization in both British Columbia (B.C.) and Oregon. To better understand how decriminalization came to be associated with disorder in B.C., this study applied Critical Discourse Analysis to 36 semi-structured interviews conducted with front-line officers in B.C. Two dominant discourses were identified:
1) Decriminalization as Losing Control and 2) Policing as a Persecuted Institution.
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Guy Felicella @guyfelicella.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
The people I've known who died struggling with addiction didn't give up ... They died because they were beaten down by battles that no one could see or understand .... The gateway to addiction is trauma. 💔
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Moms Stop The Harm @momsstoptheharm.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Thunder Bay's 12th annual Rockin' Recovery is happening on September 13th! 🎤 Inspiring substance use recovery stories 🎵 Live music by Sara Kae & Julian Lemieux 🥳 Activities, draws and food 💙 50+ organizations to connect with! #rockinrecoverytbay Event Link: www.facebook.com/share/174hRC...
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Moms Stop The Harm @momsstoptheharm.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
This is a beautiful piece detailing the #InternationalOverdoseAwarenessDay candlelit vigil in Kamloops, B.C. The event is Illustrated mostly by way of photos. Both the grief and love in the community are certainly captured in these images.💜💜💜 thewrennews.ca/in-photos-ka...
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In photos: Kamloops honours lives lost on Overdose Awareness Day
575 candles were lit on Overdose Awareness Day, Aug. 30, in remembrance of those lost to the toxic drug crisis.
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Moms Stop The Harm @momsstoptheharm.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
🚨A generous MSTH member wants to match new donations - DOUBLING your impact! 🚨 How it works: ✅ Become a NEW monthly donor ✅ Your FIRST month gets MATCHED ✅ Up to $5,000 total matching fund ⏰ Until Dec. 31, 2025 or until funds depleted Consider donating now: www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/134750
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Moms Stop The Harm @momsstoptheharm.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Free support for people who are involved in the carceral system (B.C.) 📞 CHIP HELPLINE 📞 Who they serve: ✅ People in federal prisons in BC ✅ People on parole within BC What is offered: 🤗 Trauma-informed support 🚫 Non-stigmatizing approach 📋 Resource referrals 🌐 www.helpline4prisoners.com
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CHIP - Community Helpline
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Moms Stop The Harm @momsstoptheharm.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
Executive director of the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition, DJ Larkin, appeared on CBC News Network to offer comments and context on recently-released data on drug toxicity (overdose) deaths. @candrugpolicy.bsky.social candrugpolicy.nationbuilder.com/r?u=fwHUGiFZ...
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Corey Ranger @nurseranger.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
The @hrna.bsky.social are still awaiting a response from @mark-carney.bsky.social. Wondering if the PM has any plans for #IOAD2025.
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Moms Stop The Harm @momsstoptheharm.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
Thunder Bay, ON's #InternationalOverdoseAwarenessDay was a dynamic street fair, in the historic urban core, attracting so many affected by substance use harms. Together, we are determined to end the stigma: MSTH, Thunder Bay Drug Awareness Committee, and Creaction Collective, pictured below.
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Moms Stop The Harm @momsstoptheharm.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
#InternationalOverdoseAwarenessDay in Windsor, ON. Thank you Kathy for sharing these photos! We are huge fans of your substance use health care / harm reduction umbrella! All of these services and/or social determinants of health challenges must be addressed in order for people to thrive.
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Moms Stop The Harm @momsstoptheharm.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
These photos come to us from Happy Valley-Goose Bay in Newfoundland. From East to West coast of Turtle Island, we are so impressed by all the education, dedication, and efforts that went into #InternationalOverdoseAwarenessDay 2025 by MSTH members, allies, and people who use(d) drugs!! 💜
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Moms Stop The Harm @momsstoptheharm.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
Thank you Glenn, for courageously sharing your story and that of your son. We all grieve with you and for all our loved ones needlessly taken from us. These deaths are preventable! #Internationaloverdoseawarenessday www.vicnews.com/local-news/a...
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'At every point, the system made his condition worse': Victoria father
B.C. families demand action on toxic drug crisis as 2,000 more have died since last year's Overdose Prevention Day gathering
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Moms Stop The Harm @momsstoptheharm.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
"In B.C., where more than 16,000 people have died due to illicit drugs since a public health emergency was declared in 2016, the day is a poignant reminder of the human toll of a crisis that has become highly politicized." #overdoseawarenessday r.pebmac.ca/https://www....
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International Overdose Awareness Day commemorated in B.C. as hundreds continue to die of toxic drugs | CBC News
The day is being marked with ceremonies across B.C. on Sunday, as the province continues to lose more than 100 people each month due to unregulated drugs, amid a public health emergency declared nine ...
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Moms Stop The Harm @momsstoptheharm.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
Thank you to our Edmonton, AB-based MSTH members for their billboard campaign and IOAD efforts! globalnews.ca/news/1135624...
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Grieving Edmonton families launch overdose awareness campaign | Globalnews.ca
Ahead of International Overdose Awareness Day on Aug. 31, the group, Moms Stop The Harm, gathered at the site of the billboard.
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Moms Stop The Harm @momsstoptheharm.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
"Advocates descended on the B.C. legislature on Monday to cap a weekend of demonstrations on Vancouver Island marking International Overdose Awareness Day." Demonstrators laid down a long line of photos memorializing some of the thousands of lives lost to toxic drugs. r.pebmac.ca/https://glob...
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B.C. advocates talk recovery, safer supply on International Overdose Awareness Day | Globalnews.ca
Demonstrators placed a long line of photos memorializing some of the thousands of British Columbians whose lives have been lost to drugs on the steps to the B.C. legislature.
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Moms Stop The Harm @momsstoptheharm.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
"One of the biggest barriers to recovery that people with opioid use disorder can face is their strong and well-justified fear of the harrowing symptoms of withdrawal. Symptoms are severe, disabling, even life-threatening. People feel like they are dying" urbanwitness.substack.com/p/withdrawal...
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Withdrawal fears are a formidable barrier to opioid recovery.
But a new device could change that.
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Moms Stop The Harm @momsstoptheharm.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
IOAD event in Hazelton, BC. #internationaloverdoseawarenessday
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Moms Stop The Harm @momsstoptheharm.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
IOAD event at West Kelowna Library: 3731 Old Okanagan Hwy, West Kelowna, BC. #internationaloverdoseawarenessday
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Moms Stop The Harm @momsstoptheharm.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
IOAD event in Quesnel, BC. Not in this area? Check out www.overdoseday.com to find events all over the globe! #internationaloverdoseawarenessday
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Moms Stop The Harm @momsstoptheharm.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
IOAD event in Miramichi, NB. Come out and support this event if you are in the area! #internationaloverdoseawarenessday
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Moms Stop The Harm @momsstoptheharm.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
We would love to post photos from your IOAD events to our socials to raise more awareness of your efforts and of the drug toxicity crisis! Please consider sending us any pictures from your event to: admin@momsstoptheharm.com. We would appreciate including a short blurb about the photos as well.
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Moms Stop The Harm @momsstoptheharm.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
IOAD event in Kamloops, BC. #internationaloverdoseawarenessday
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Moms Stop The Harm @momsstoptheharm.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
IOAD event in Ottawa, ON. #internationaloverdoseawarenessday
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Moms Stop The Harm @momsstoptheharm.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
IOAD event in Grand Forks, BC. #internationaloverdoseawarenessday
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Moms Stop The Harm @momsstoptheharm.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
Are you a family/kinship caregiver in Calgary or surrounding area caring for a young person (6-25) who is growing up with a parents substance use? Join our friends at Starlings Community for a facilitated discussion to help them better understand your needs! To register visit: shorturl.at/gbsKc
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Moms Stop The Harm @momsstoptheharm.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
IOAD event in Nelson, BC.
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Moms Stop The Harm @momsstoptheharm.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
IOAD event in Regina, SK.
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Moms Stop The Harm @momsstoptheharm.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
IOAD event in Vancouver, BC.
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Moms Stop The Harm @momsstoptheharm.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
IOAD event at the Comox Valley Art Gallery plaza in Courtenay, BC.
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Moms Stop The Harm @momsstoptheharm.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
We are concerned to learn that some funding for programming at Turning Point Society, AB is being discontinued and that many of their vital programs will be forced to wind down. If you have the means to do so, please consider donating to their Go Fund Me page: www.gofundme.com/f/help-turni...
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Donate to Support Turning Point's Future, organized by Turning Point
Turning Point Society is a non-profit organization in Red Deer, Alberta that was establis… Turning Point needs your support for Support Turning Point's Future
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Moms Stop The Harm @momsstoptheharm.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
We’re excited to share with you the new MSTH online store. Every purchase shows your support for ending substance use-related stigma, harms, & loss. Featuring hoodies, T-shirts, sweatshirts, and more. Every option is meant to spark conversations that matter. www.momsstoptheharm.com/store?ss_sou...
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Store — Moms Stop The Harm
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Moms Stop The Harm @momsstoptheharm.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
Check out our recent Advocate Spotlight! We are so privileged to have such passionate members. Thank you Debbie Tablotney for all you do! If our mission resonates with you, consider joining as a MSTH member here: www.momsstoptheharm.com/join www.momsstoptheharm.com/blog/2025/8/...
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August 2025 MSTH Advocate Spotlight — Moms Stop The Harm
At MSTH, we highlight some of our members and advocates from across Canada. Our members do incredible work in their communities to raise awareness of the drug poisoning crisis in different ways. Som...
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Moms Stop The Harm @momsstoptheharm.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
The recording of our Connects Session on grandparents raising grandchildren is now posted on our YouTube page. Thank you to those who contributed to the success of the event - the speakers who willingly shared their lived and learned expertise & our warm audience! youtu.be/W_5GrMAZpkw?...
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MSTH Connect: Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
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Moms Stop The Harm @momsstoptheharm.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
This IOAD event is upcoming in Vancouver, BC. Check it out if in the area!
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Moms Stop The Harm @momsstoptheharm.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
In St. Mary's, ON? Consider going to support this IOAD event! Flag raising and speakers starting at 9:30am EST, Aug. 31st. Please see poster for more details.
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Penny Daflos @pennydaflos.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
The most important healthcare story in BC this week Condolences to their coworkers and loved ones www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
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B.C. paramedics in crisis: Deaths by suicide soar as a third receiving mental health treatment
The union representing British Columbia’s paramedics is addressing a disturbing surge in deaths by suicide among their members, and say that as a profession they “desperately need help.”
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Interrupting Criminalization @interruptcrim.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
🗓️ Save the date! Mark your calendars for October 28-29 to join our Beyond Do No Harm network, Disability Project at the Transgender Law Center, and @commjusticeexch.bsky.social for this 2-day virtual convening, Abolition Means *All* Carceral Spaces.
Event graphic with blue all caps text on a light green background, and an image of a chain breaking. The event title is: "Abolition Means *All* Carceral Spaces." Below is a grey box with black text: "Save the date: A virtual convening on disability justice for abolitionists October 28-29 hosted by the Beyond Do No Harm Network at Interrupting Criminalization, Disability Project at Transgender Law Center, and Community Justice Exchange." Logos for the respective organizations are in the upper left corner.
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Moms Stop The Harm @momsstoptheharm.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
We’re pleased to amplify a report by our friends at @hivlegalnetwork.bsky.social , Hard Time Persists: Healthcare and Harm Reduction in Canada’s Prison System. It provides a national scan of healthcare and harm reduction policies in prisons across Canada. www.hivlegalnetwork.ca/site/hard-ti...
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Hard Time Persists: Healthcare and Harm Reduction in Canada’s Prison System – HIV Legal Network
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Moms Stop The Harm @momsstoptheharm.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
Please consider checking out our new blog post on IOAD for information about how you can get involved, helpful resources, and more! www.momsstoptheharm.com/blog/ioad25
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International Overdose Awareness Day (IOAD) 2025 — Moms Stop The Harm
At Moms Stop the Harm , we invite you to organize or join an IOAD event in your community . Together, we honour our loved ones, support those living with substance use, and demand change.
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Moms Stop The Harm @momsstoptheharm.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
🚨Final reminder: MSTH members needing supporting materials for IOAD events, like pamphlets should email info@momsstoptheharm.com by Aug. 11th. Any requests later than this date may not be filled. Additionally, send us any pictures from your events to info@momsstoptheharm.com so we can amplify!
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Moms Stop The Harm @momsstoptheharm.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
IOAD event in Parksville, BC on Aug. 31st starting at 4pm. See poster for more details.
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Moms Stop The Harm @momsstoptheharm.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
Two IOAD-related events in Medicine Hat, AB. There is also a proclamation signing with the mayor on Monday, August 25/25.
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Moms Stop The Harm @momsstoptheharm.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
This looks like a great Research Spotlight webinar by our friends at The Substance Use Health Network (formerly National Safer Supply Community of Practice): "Tracking (in)Justice: A Criminal and Legal Data and Transparency Project" Thursday, August 21st, 12PM ET us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Moms Stop The Harm @momsstoptheharm.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
The following insights on emerging substance use issues by CCENDU: BC, AB, MB and ON have observed a decline or stabilization of substance-related harms in 2024 compared to previous years, including drug toxicity deaths & hospitalizations. NL has observed increases in drug toxicity deaths.
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Moms Stop The Harm @momsstoptheharm.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
IOAD event in Winnipeg, MB, Aug. 31st, 8pm at Pembina Fisher Park. #InternationalOverdoseAwarenessDay
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