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Oct 18, 2024 | 
breachmedia.ca | Euan Thomson
“Recovery from addiction isn’t only possible,” a panelist told an Alberta tech industry audience last May, “it’s expected. It’s contagious. You can get near it. You can catch it.
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Oct 2, 2024 | 
aptnnews.ca | Danielle Paradis |Euan Thomson
Indigenous-led treatment centres in Alberta are not implementing the province’s addiction treatment policy according to records obtained by the Freedom of Information Act, or FOI. According to the records, the treatment centres are upset the provincial policy was developed without Indigenous consultation.
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Sep 18, 2024 | 
drugdatadecoded.ca | Euan Thomson
Freedom of Information — 6 min read On May 9, I was beaten and arrested by Calgary Police at the University of Calgary for attending and remaining at a protest in solidarity with Palestinians being massacred in their homes. This was detailed in May and June.
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Jul 24, 2024 | 
drugdatadecoded.ca | Euan Thomson
News — 10 min read FOIP documents cited in this piece are available to media on request. Additional tips can be sent to [email protected]. OEG Inc., the company that runs the Edmonton Oilers and ICE District entertainment venues, has pressured the City of Edmonton and its police force to clear unhoused tent encampments, a ‘Native Healing Ground’ and even a water station from near its properties, according to documents obtained by Drug Data Decoded.
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Jun 12, 2024 | 
drugdatadecoded.ca | Euan Thomson
Since May 9, Calgary Police Chief Mark Neufeld has worked hard to concoct a narrative that serves his interests and those of the officers and decision makers who caused enormous violence to peaceful protesters at the University of Calgary. Fortunately, his lies are in the public record. The richest source for Chief Neufeld's statements is the May 2024 Calgary Police Commission meeting, adding to the May 10 University President's statement and various statements by the chief to news media since.
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Jun 10, 2024 | 
drugdatadecoded.ca | Euan Thomson
As physicians and allied healthcare professionals working on Vancouver Island, we share concerns brought forward in the recent Drug Data Decoded editorial, “BC NDP are weaponizing drug law to cover their healthcare and housing failures.” We applaud our colleagues in Vancouver and Surrey for taking the time to shine a light on both the panic-driven misrepresentations in media about our workplace safety, as well as the lack of action on the drug supply and other real issues in healthcare...
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Jun 9, 2024 | 
drugdatadecoded.ca | Euan Thomson
The Drug User Liberation Front (DULF) has announced they will pursue a constitutional challenge in response to the Crown’s decision to press criminal charges against their founders, Jeremy Kalicum and Eris Nyx, last week. Both have been charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking.
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May 21, 2024 | 
drugdatadecoded.ca | Euan Thomson
By (in alphabetical order): Bilal Bagha MD CCFP, Blake Edwards BScN student, Fraser MacPherson RN, Heather Tunold BSW student, Jennifer Conway-Brown RSW MSW, Kara Jo Schultz RSW MSW, Lee Gangbar RN, Madelaine Beaumont RN(c) MN student, Nesa Hamidi Tousi NP, Serena Eagland RN & Tyson Singh Kelsall RSW MSW PhD(c) Seven people in British Columbia will die of toxic drugs today. Seven died yesterday. And seven more will die tomorrow.
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May 16, 2024 | 
drugdatadecoded.ca | Euan Thomson
One week ago, I was sitting in the back of a cop car for the first time in a couple decades. My head hurt, my face was bloody and my left index finger felt broken. I wasn't OK, but nobody was interested in asking about that.
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May 7, 2024 | 
drugdatadecoded.ca | Euan Thomson
— 5 min read Robert Murdoch, former Senior Policy Analyst in Alberta's Ministry of Mental Health and Addiction, announced via LinkedIn on May 6 that he is assuming the position of 'Manager, Compassionate Intervention Implementation' in the Government of Alberta. The move confirms the government's intention to proceed with coerced abstinence for people who use drugs, euphemistically dubbed 'Compassionate Intervention' since late 2022 by the Ministry of Mental Health and Addiction.
