{"product_id":"decrim-kennedy-stewart-9781990776304","title":"Decrim: How We Decriminalized Drugs in British Columbia","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA timely, insider account of an important and controversial step in British Columbia's strategic effort to respond to the overdose crisis.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCanada is in the middle of an opioid crisis. Since the province of British Columbia declared a public health emergency in 2016, more than 9,400 people have died of drug poisoning in BC--an average of six people a day--with nearly 1,500 apparent opioid-related deaths in the first eight months of 2022.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eDecrim\u003c\/em\u003e, Kennedy Stewart, mayor of Vancouver from 2018 to 2022, recounts historic progress in addressing this crisis. January 31, 2023, is the beginning of a three-year trial period for decriminalizing the possession of small amounts of hard drugs in British Columbia, a ground-breaking change in Canada's approach to drug use. Kennedy Stewart has written \u003cem\u003eDecrim\u003c\/em\u003e to tell the story of how this remarkable policy change came about and the enormous challenges faced by those who fought for it--including its contribution to him losing his bid for mayoral re-election. In \u003cem\u003eDecrim\u003c\/em\u003e, Stewart lays out how ending the \"war on drugs\" and recognizing the overdose crisis as a public health issue will help reduce stigma related to substance use, increase access to health services, and decrease harms related to criminalization in British Columbia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kennedy Stewart\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1990776302\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781990776304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harbour Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/10\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.43h x 5.51w x 0.63d","brand":"Kennedy Stewart","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44212937687295,"sku":"9781990776304","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c66378ff-9b38-483c-9ff4-882efeadae9e.jpg?v=1692111136","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/decrim-kennedy-stewart-9781990776304","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}