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Lupick, Travis, 1985-
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Drug addicts -- British Columbia -- Vancouver -- Social conditions.
Drug addicts -- Health and hygiene -- British Columbia -- Vancouver.
Drug addicts -- Civil rights -- British Columbia -- Vancouver.
Drug addicts -- Political activity -- British Columbia -- Vancouver.
Drug addicts -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- British Columbia -- Vancouver.
Drug addiction -- Treatment -- British Columbia -- Vancouver.
Drug addiction -- British Columbia -- Vancouver -- Prevention.
Opioid abuse -- British Columbia -- Vancouver.
Drug addiction -- British Columbia -- Vancouver.
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Lupick, Travis, 1985-
Drug addicts -- British Columbia -- Vancouver -- Social conditions.
Drug addicts -- Health and hygiene -- British Columbia -- Vancouver.
Drug addicts -- Civil rights -- British Columbia -- Vancouver.
Drug addicts -- Political activity -- British Columbia -- Vancouver.
Drug addicts -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- British Columbia -- Vancouver.
Drug addiction -- Treatment -- British Columbia -- Vancouver.
Drug addiction -- British Columbia -- Vancouver -- Prevention.
Opioid abuse -- British Columbia -- Vancouver.
Drug addiction -- British Columbia -- Vancouver.
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Fighting for space : how a group of drug users transformed one city's struggle with addiction / Travis Lupick.
by
Lupick, Travis, 1985-
Arsenal Pulp Press, 2017.
Call #:
362.2915 L965f
Subjects
Drug addicts
--
British
Columbia
--
Vancouver
--
Social conditions.
Drug addicts
--
Health and hygiene
--
British
Columbia
--
Vancouver
.
Drug addicts
--
Civil rights
--
British
Columbia
--
Vancouver
.
Drug addicts
--
Political activity
--
British
Columbia
--
Vancouver
.
Drug addicts
--
Legal status, laws, etc.
--
British
Columbia
--
Vancouver
.
Drug addiction
--
Treatment
--
British
Columbia
--
Vancouver
.
Drug addiction
--
British
Columbia
--
Vancouver
--
Prevention.
Opioid
abuse
--
British
Columbia
--
Vancouver
.
Drug addiction
--
British
Columbia
--
Vancouver
.
ISBN:
9781551527123 (pbk.)
Description:
407 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Notes:
Includes index.
Summary:
"North America is in the grips of a drug epidemic; with the introduction of fentanyl, the chances of a fatal overdose are greater than ever, prompting many to rethink the war on drugs. Public opinion has slowly begun to turn against prohibition, and policy-makers are finally beginning to look at addiction as a health issue as opposed to one for the criminal justice system. While deaths across the continent continue to climb, Fighting for Space explains the concept of harm reduction as a crucial component of a city’s response to the drug crisis. It tells the story of a grassroots group of addicts in
Vancouver
's Downtown Eastside who waged a political street fight for two decades to transform how the city treats its most marginalized citizens. Over the past twenty-five years, this group of residents from Canada's poorest neighborhood organized themselves in response to the growing number of overdose deaths and demanded that addicts be given the same rights as any other citizen; against all odds, they eventually won. But just as their battle came to an end, fentanyl arrived and
opioid
deaths across North America reached an all-time high. The "genocide" in
Vancouver
finally sparked government action. Twenty years later, as the same pattern plays out in other cities, there is much that advocates for reform can learn from
Vancouver
's experience. Fighting for Space tells that story—including case studies in Ohio, Florida, New York, California, Massachusetts, and Washington state—with the same passionate fervor as the activists whose tireless work gave dignity to addicts and saved countless lives."--From publisher.
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