Event Title
Preventing Harm from Drug Use: Lessons from Thailand to Canada
Description
Vancouver, BC ranks at the top on the United Nations indices of the world’s most livable cities. It also holds the dubious distinction of being Canada’s drug capital with severe drug related problems. The beautiful city of Chiang Mai, Thailand has its own share of addiction woes. This presentation focuses on responses from two different angles: frontline work with youth in Chiang Mai; and the four pillars drug policy of Vancouver with some of its controversial measures like North America’s first Supervised Injection Site.
About the Lecturer: Zarina Mulla, Drug Policy Planner City of Vancouver, BC
Document Type
Event
Start Date
19-5-2010 12:00 PM
End Date
19-5-2010 1:15 PM
Location
Fairhaven College Auditorium
Resource Type
Moving image
Title of Series
World Issues Forum
Genre/Form
lectures
Contributing Repository
Fairhaven College of Interdisciplinary Studies
Subjects – Topical (LCSH)
Drug control--British Columbia--Vancouver; Drug control--Thailand--Chiang Mai; Drugs--Law and legislation; Drug addiction--British Columbia--Vancouver; Drug addiction--Thailand--Chiang Mai
Geographic Coverage
Vancouver (B.C.); Chiang Mai (Thailand)
Type
Moving image
Keywords
Drug policies, Vancouver, BC, Chaing Mai, Thailand
Rights
This resource is displayed for educational purposes only and may be subject to U.S. and international copyright laws.
Language
English
Format
video/mp4
Preventing Harm from Drug Use: Lessons from Thailand to Canada
Fairhaven College Auditorium
Vancouver, BC ranks at the top on the United Nations indices of the world’s most livable cities. It also holds the dubious distinction of being Canada’s drug capital with severe drug related problems. The beautiful city of Chiang Mai, Thailand has its own share of addiction woes. This presentation focuses on responses from two different angles: frontline work with youth in Chiang Mai; and the four pillars drug policy of Vancouver with some of its controversial measures like North America’s first Supervised Injection Site.
About the Lecturer: Zarina Mulla, Drug Policy Planner City of Vancouver, BC