Moms Stop the Harm organized an awareness gathering and candlelight vigil
Those lost to the overdose crisis in Prince George were remembered as the city marked International Overdose Awareness Day at Veterans Plaza.
Woods said there needs to be a safer supply and longer hours for harm reduction and mental health services because people use substances every day of the week. “For me, it's a health issue,” said Hanson. “We need to treat people who have mental health and substance use disorders the same way as we treat any other kind of health situation.”“But now we're dealing with this poisonous lethal supply that is not even giving people a chance to live,” said Hanson. “I truly believe that my daughter Courtney used what she knew would make her feel okay, which would help her regulate herself, so she could put one foot in front of the other.
“Moms Stop the Harm has been a real educational part for me, because they're teaching the moms how to let their children be who they are, if they use substances to do it in a safe way so that they stay alive until they find, potentially, a healthier path that is substance-free, and maybe not,” said Woods.
“I want to share with you how very sad I am for my son Tanner, all the parents who I've met on this grief journey, who are here today and the 10,000 kids lost to the toxic drug supply and overdose in B.C.,” said Miller. According to the B.C. Coroners service between January and June of this year, 35 lives have been lost in Prince George so far this year.
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