“They talk about it like it's an overdose crisis when in fact it's basically genocide”: The experiences of Indigenous peoples who use illicit drugs in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside neighbourhood
Lavalley J, Steinhauer L, Bundy D, Kerr T, McNeil R. “They talk about it like it's an overdose crisis when in fact it's basically genocide”: The experiences of Indigenous peoples who use illicit drugs in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside neighbourhood. International Journal Of Drug Policy 2024, 134: 104631. PMID: 39500223, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2024.104631.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDowntown EastsideIndigenous peoplesRacial capitalismSettler colonialismVancouver’s Downtown Eastside neighbourhoodContext of settler colonialismExperiences of Indigenous peoplesVancouver's Downtown EastsideHarm reduction approachesLow-income neighborhoodsCanada's Downtown EastsideDrug-related harmIllicit drugsHarm reduction programsPolicing practicesSocial violenceIndigenous representationStructural racismIndigenous waysDrug poisoning deathsPervasive distrustPoisoning crisisCultural integrationQualitative interviewsMaterial conditions