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Local events taking place to honour those impacted by and lost to drug poisonings. (August 14, 2024) – The Haliburton, Kawartha Lakes Northumberland (HKLN) Drug Strategy recognizes August 31st as International Overdose Awareness Day, the world’s largest annual...

Local event taking place to raise awareness around the negative impact stigma has. (June 25, 2024) – The Haliburton, Kawartha Lakes Northumberland (HKLN) Drug Strategy would like to recognize June 26th as Anti-Stigma Day raising awareness and education regarding the...

Solidarity, support and breaking the stigma associated with substance use. (May 7, 2024) – The Haliburton, Kawartha Lakes Northumberland (HKLN) Drug Strategy would like to recognize May 7th as International Harm Reduction Day promoting evidence-based policies,...

Community surveys, partnership collaborations and a needs assessment are underway.

Well that's a wrap - last E-newsletter of the year! This one contains info for new Ontario cannabis retail stores, crystal meth e-learning series, webinar recordings and a link to a survey to tell us how we did! Thank you to our readers and Happy Holidays! Read it...

Happy December! We have a new E-newsletter out with info on upcoming webinars and recent publications, as well as a webinar recording exploring the authentic engagement of people with lived experience. Read here for local, provincial and federal updates. Read it here!

Today marks the first day of National Addictions Awareness Week #NAAW and we are committed to this year's theme of#StigmaEndsWithMe. See this week's e-news for more details and for several resources on cannabis consumption #harmreduction

This e-newsletter contains information on upcoming events, recovery-oriented webinars and news highlights. Read it here!

You won't want to miss all the information in this week's e-news! New cannabis and opioid use resources, upcoming film screenings, and community surveys and petitions to share your concerns and advocate for necessary community services. Find it all here.

This E-news shares highlights from the HKLNDS in local news reports, as well as links to an upcoming conference on Opioid Use Disorder and user guide for front line workers related to the use of methamphetamine. Read it here!