7th anniversary of B.C. toxic drug crisis - SFU experts available

Today (April 14th) marks the 7th anniversary of B.C. declaring a public health emergency over the toxic drug crisis. 

Experts from Simon Fraser University are available to provide insight on the following:  

AVAILABLE SFU EXPERTS

KORA DEBECK, associate professor, School of Public Policy    
kdebeck@sfu.ca
Expertise: drug toxicity, need for safer options, drug-related harm preventions

NEIL BOYD, professor, criminology 
nboyd@sfu.ca
Expertise: crime, drug policy, Canadian narcotics legislation

CONTACT 

MELISSA SHAW, SFU  Communications & Marketing 
236.880.3297 | melissa_shaw@sfu.ca 

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