Matthew K Laing
@matthewklaing
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Family Physician at a Community Health Centre in Vancouver Advocate of co-operative housing and business Opinions are my own
Vancouver, BC
Joined September 2014
Gratitude to community leader and advocate Dean Wilson for speaking to the deadly issue of benzodiazepine adulteration in the unregulated drug supply, and how we might find our way out of this mess. https://t.co/IiglLrrPV5
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Huge thanks to @Narcomania at @VICE for the excellent coverage on the growth of this devastating phenomenon and our recent research sounding the alarm on benzodiazepines discovered as adulterants in the unregulated drug supply in BC and beyond: https://t.co/y8mkoKUsEW
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The emerging drug contains two highly-potent highs, fentanyl and etizolam, and has been linked to a string of drug deaths in Canada.
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Disclaimer: these thoughts are my own, and do not represent those of my co-authors or associated institutions.
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An outbreak of novel psychoactive substance benzodiazepines in the unregulated drug supply: Preliminary results from a community drug checking program using point-of-care and confirmatory methods https://t.co/JNRolJ7TIo
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Today w @VANDUpeople, @CAPUD2016, and @jennelaing to support discussions for #safedrugs and #medicalheroin #sos
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Dr Regina Casey presenting on the incredible work and partnerships through @CREATEKenya at #PSRConference2016
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Dr @skye_barbic bridging gap between Recovery as 'concept' and as concrete, measurable outcome #PSRConference2016
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Getting a signed copy of the @MHCC_ MH Strategy from knowledge translation expert @bo_neat_ah at #PSRConference2016
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Historical moment! Memorandum of Understanding signed by @LouiseBradleyMH and @psr2014toronto at #PSRConference2016
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At 8th Ann Journal of Ethics in MH conference. Keynote speaker Prof @MichaelLPerlin on self-determination. @jpoolej
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Striking piece of #streetart in False Creek. 'Homesick for a place that doesn't exist.'
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Supporting a phenomenal web presentation by @MHCC_ partnering with @BCPSR and linking to @psr2014toronto work!
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At this year's Marlee Kline lecture: Terrible Truth About Canadian Crime: No Justice for Indigenous Women. @UBCLaw_SJ @AllardLaw
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