Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users

Winter 2005 edition of the Prisoners' HIV/AIDS Support Action Network (PASAN) quarterly newsletter, written and edited primarily by prisoners and ex-prisoners themselves. It contains information about PASAN, existing support groups and resources, and up-coming events related to justice for prisoners. Article topics include problems of treatment access for prisoners with mental health issues; safe tattooing within prison; harm reduction for prisoners who use drugs; information about HIV/HCV infection. Many poems by prisoners and ex-prisoners are included.

Leaflet announcing a new discussion group for women who use drugs. The group will focus on discussing what women who use drugs can do to improve their lives. The group is sponsored by DAMS, the DEWC, and VANDU, in Vancouver.

Leaflet aimed at the general public. It argues for harm reduction programs in Vancouver. It provides statistics on crime and taxes in Vancouver and compares this with Switzerland, where harm reduction programs are widely implemented. It argues that harm reduction is not being embraced by Canada because of the USA's multi-billion dollar industry that depends on continuing the "war on drugs". It encourages readers to tell their politicians "yes" to harm reduction in Canada.

Leaflet aimed at the general public, informing them that the reason why more drug addicts are found in residential neighborhoods is that police activity in the Downtown Eastside is pushing them there. It informs readers that most drug users do not have access to proper treatment and that there is a need for a real harm reduction program in Vancouver. It demystifies stereotypes of drug users held by the general public.