Harm Reduction - Vaping, Drugs, Social Media
Does harm reduction actually work to reduce the harms of things like illicit drugs, cigarettes, and social media? This is VANCOLOUR host Mo Amir sits down with former BC Centre for Disease Control director Dr. Mark Tyndall to discuss how vaping can greatly reduce the harms of consuming nicotine compared to smoking cigarettes. Plus, with British Columbia's toxic drug crisis now in its tenth year as a public health emergency, what policies have protected vulnerable drug users? Is there any hope to keep people alive? The author of "Crackdown: Surviving and Resisting the War on Drugs", Garth Mullins discusses the politics of the drug crisis. Lastly, should social media be seen as a vice for all the harms it causes? Mo has some thoughts!

Recorded: May 12, 2025