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The Drug User Liberation Front: Selling drugs to try to save lives

The Drug User Liberation Front: Selling drugs to try to save lives

FromThis Matters


The Drug User Liberation Front: Selling drugs to try to save lives

FromThis Matters

ratings:
Length:
21 minutes
Released:
Nov 1, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Guest: Eris Nyx, cofounder of the Drug User Liberation Front Death from drugs has become an epidemic in Vancouver, so the Drug User Liberation Front is a group that has decided to buy, test, package and then sell drugs to people who are at high risk of fatal overdoses. While it’s currently being run under the auspices of a health research project, it is illegal, but something that they feel is necessary to try and help at-risk people in the community. This episode was produced by Brian Bradley, Sean Pattendon and Raju Mudhar.
Released:
Nov 1, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

The world is changing every day. Now, more than ever, these questions matter. What’s happening? And why should you care? This Matters, a daily news podcast from the Toronto Star, aims to answer those questions, on important stories and ideas, every day, Monday to Friday. Hosts Saba Eitizaz and Raju Mudhar talk to experts and newsmakers about the social, cultural, political and economic stories that shape your life.