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Byron Wood

Yes to Supportive Housing for the District of North Vancouver

Dec. 12th, 2023

2 min readDec 12, 2023

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Yes to Supportive Housing for the District of North Vancouver

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Byron Wood

BC College of Physicians changed Professional Standards, allowing addiction doctors to profit from…

Picture of urine samples in bottles, with tiny urine bubbles.

5 min readOct 14, 2022

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BC College of Physicians changed Professional Standards, allowing addiction doctors to profit from…

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Byron Wood

Human Rights Case Proceeding Against 12-Step Addiction Facilities & BC Government

The British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal has allowed my complaint to proceed against the Province of BC, Health Authorities and eleven of…

3 min readSep 29, 2021

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Human Rights Case Proceeding Against 12-Step Addiction Facilities & BC Government

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BC Ministry of Addictions Missed Another Opportunity to Set High Standards for Treatment Centres

One of Sheila Malcolmson’s first announcements as the new Minister of Mental Health & Addictions was the awarding of grants to 14…

4 min readFeb 25, 2021

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BC Ministry of Addictions Missed Another Opportunity to Set High Standards for Treatment Centres

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Byron Wood

Time for Unions to Modernize Workplace Drug Policies

People use psychoactive drugs for a variety of reasons- to treat medical conditions, for personal enjoyment, to relax, stay alert…

4 min readDec 17, 2020

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Time for Unions to Modernize Workplace Drug Policies

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BC Addiction Ministry Ignored Coroner’s Recommendations

Government Giving $52 Million to Poorly Regulated Addiction Treatment Centres

11 min readAug 21, 2020

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BC Addiction Ministry Ignored Coroner’s Recommendations

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Byron Wood

Locking Kids in Hospital “Coercion Units” Reflects the Government’s Failure to Create a…

Intake Workers from $10,000 per month religious bootcamps will be lined up at the hospital doors, fighting over who gets to drag away the…

15 min readJul 1, 2020

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Locking Kids in Hospital “Coercion Units” Reflects the Government’s Failure to Create a…

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Byron Wood

Employees with Substance Use Problems are Grossly Mistreated

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5 min readNov 8, 2019

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Employees with Substance Use Problems are Grossly Mistreated

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Nurses & Doctors Hate Drug Users

I graduated from nursing school and became a Registered Nurse in 2009.

5 min readNov 3, 2019

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Nurses & Doctors Hate Drug Users

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BC Centre on Substance Use Should Only Sponsor Evidence Based Conferences

The BCCSU is sponsoring the Recovery Capital Conference of Canada, which showcases physicians who use a “grossly unlawful and blatantly…

17 min readAug 15, 2019

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BC Centre on Substance Use Should Only Sponsor Evidence Based Conferences

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Byron Wood

Byron Wood

Founding member of “Workers for Ethical Substance Use Policy.” wesup.org xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, & səl̓ílwətaɬ Territories

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