FAR’s Brief to the HESA Committee on The Opioid Epidemic and Toxic Drug Supply
FAR submitted a Brief on the Opioid Epidemic and Toxic Drug Crisis to the Federal Standing Committee on Health (HESA) in which we endorsed the recommendations in Briefs submitted by The Canadian Society of Addiction Medicine and Children’s Healthcare Canada and added further recommendations of our own. Read Here: Brief on the Opioid Epidemic and Toxic Drug Crisis.
Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO) pass resolution regarding decriminalization of the possession of illegal drugs for personal use
Louise Lemieux White, Co-Founder of FAR and Registered Nurse, submitted a resolution to the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO) AGM on June 25th regarding the decriminalization of the possession of illegal drugs for personal use. The resolution passed. This important initiative will be instrumental in driving change for our loved ones who struggle with problematic […]
FAR Submission to Toronto Board of Health Meeting June 14th: Toronto Overdose Action Plan: Status Report 2021
At a meeting of Toronto’s Board of Health on June 14th, FAR requested an amendment to the Board recommendations to the federal Minister of Health to clarify that decriminalization of drugs should be at the national level and not on a city-by-city basis. Our request was denied. View the Submission Here
Toronto board of health to ask Ottawa to decriminalize drug possession in the city
Angie Hamilton, executive-director of Families for Addiction Recovery, told the board that people struggling with drug use need treatment, not punishment. ‘We are losing family members, including minor children,’ she told the meeting. Read More
Policy Brief: CSAM in Support of the Decriminalization of Drug Use and Possession for Personal Use
At the 2019 Annual Conference for the Canadian Society of Addiction Medicine (CSAM) the Executive Director of Families for Addiction Recovery, Angie Hamilton, gave a presentation asking CSAM to support the decriminalization of drug possession for personal use. Since then, she became a member of CSAM’s Policy Committee and is pleased to be a co-author […]
FAR requests the federal government mandate information and warning labels on alcohol products in Canada
Alcohol products in Canada do not contain basic information or warning labels although alcohol has now surpassed tobacco as the substance with the greatest costs and harms in Canada. FAR has requested that the federal government mandate information and warning labels on alcohol products in Canada to inform and protect consumers and the Canadian public. Our […]
Open Letter to Liberal MPs: Decriminalization Of Drug Possession To Protect Youth Using Substances
FAR requested Liberal MPs to follow the lead of public health experts, addiction physicians, chiefs of police and those most affected by our harmful drug policies and support the decriminalization of drug possession for personal use. Read more here.
Restricting the Amount of Alcohol in Single-serve Containers of Flavoured Purified Alcohol
When does 1 = 1.5? Only when Health Canada is protecting our youth from the alcohol industry. Families for Addiction Recovery made a Submission to Health Canada recommending that the proposed regulations restricting the amount of alcohol in single-serve containers of purified flavoured alcohol should provide for a limit of 1 standard drink not 1.5 standard drinks to discourage over-consumption and […]
Further Submission on Sweetened Alcohol Beverages
Families for Addiction Recovery made a further Submission on Sweetened Alcohol Beverages to restrict the amount of alcohol in single-serve highly sweetened alcoholic beverages to one standard drink per container.
July 16, 2018 Toronto Board of Health Presentation on a public health approach to drug policy
Toronto Board of Health Video (at minute 50.11) Toronto Board of Health Presentation
