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Street Nurses in New York - Part 3

By Fiona Gold On November 18, 2010 | 0 Comments

Continued from Part 2...

Wednesday - Oct. 26

We fly through Philadelphia, Baltimore and then find ourselves in Union Station in Washington DC. Another media experience and more questions about how does US drug policy differ from Canadian policy. The producer refers to drug ABusers and speaks about substance MISuse. It is a good springboard to broach the topic of stigma, discrimination. If people who use drugs are not valued why should we as a society devote any funding for services or programs to assist them?

Thursday - Oct. 27

We take the train back to New York the following morning and that evening present Bevel Up at the International Urban Health Conference. A spirited discussion follows the screening. Participants are curious to talk about decriminalization and Portugal’s experiences over the last 10 years.

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The Street Nurses go to New York Pt 2

By Fiona Gold On November 14, 2010 | 0 Comments

Tuesday - Oct. 25 2010

Yikes my nose is getting powdered for TV.  How the hell do street nurses end up on TV? (And now she is combing my hair.) Frankly I am quite uncomfortable whereas Juanita looks highly composed on her side of the table. The studio is dark and the TV cameras roll in the wings manned by silent people. Our interviewer Ronnie Eldridge has lovely brown eyes and I focus on her eyes. A friendly face in the weirdness. It is a local unversity TV station. I breathe great relief as we step back into the street and gaze up at the top of the Empire State building.

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