{"product_id":"decrim-how-we-decriminalized-drugs-in-british-columbia-paperback","title":"Decrim: How We Decriminalized Drugs in British Columbia - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKennedy Stewart\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA timely, insider account of an important and controversial step in British Columbia's strategic effort to respond to the overdose crisis.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCanada is in the middle of an opioid crisis. Since the province of British Columbia declared a public health emergency in 2016, more than 9,400 people have died of drug poisoning in BC--an average of six people a day--with nearly 1,500 apparent opioid-related deaths in the first eight months of 2022.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eDecrim\u003c\/em\u003e, Kennedy Stewart, mayor of Vancouver from 2018 to 2022, recounts historic progress in addressing this crisis. January 31, 2023, is the beginning of a three-year trial period for decriminalizing the possession of small amounts of hard drugs in British Columbia, a ground-breaking change in Canada's approach to drug use. Kennedy Stewart has written \u003cem\u003eDecrim\u003c\/em\u003e to tell the story of how this remarkable policy change came about and the enormous challenges faced by those who fought for it--including its contribution to him losing his bid for mayoral re-election. In \u003cem\u003eDecrim\u003c\/em\u003e, Stewart lays out how ending the \"war on drugs\" and recognizing the overdose crisis as a public health issue will help reduce stigma related to substance use, increase access to health services, and decrease harms related to criminalization in British Columbia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 8.43 x 5.51 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 10, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47328908280057,"sku":"9781990776304","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/EJ_eGRf__x9781990776304_527cdb44-b72c-489d-99dd-10aeb86ad669.webp?v=1769598531","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/decrim-how-we-decriminalized-drugs-in-british-columbia-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}