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The opioid crisis: A mother's story about how pharmacists can help
This campaign consists of two short videos featuring the chair of the Canadian Pharmacists Association (CPhA) discussing the opioid crisis with one of the leaders of Moms Stop the Harm. The "How Does Stigma Affect Patient Care" video considers the…
End Stigma (Interior Health)
Notable for including the narrative of a person in active use, "End Stigma" is a "four part series of stories and videos about the stigma faced by those impacted by substance use". Interior Health also cut together a 30-second version of each…
Know More
Targeted toward teenagers and young adults, the Know More tour, originally in-person, visited high schools, events, and summer festivals to facilitate interactive activities on problematic opioid use. Along with addressing stigma towards people who…
People Who Use Drugs Are Real People (Durham Region)
This campaign builds on the "Stop Overdose BC" concept by integrating four related videos on opioids and overdose prevention, demonstrating the impact of the opioid crisis on real people in the Durham Region. The videos focus on the opioid crisis in…
End Stigma (Health Canada)
By emphasizing their relationships, friends and family (actors) of overdose decedents convey the message, "I never thought drugs would impact someone close to me" (their daughter, husband, friend). As they grieve the loss of this person, they reflect…
Flood: The Overdose Epidemic in Canada
Highlighting the "province-to-province grassroots initiatives [that] provide harm reduction services, prevent overdoses, and reverse overdoses when they happen", this documentary addresses the stigma around substance use disorder. It narrows its…
Courageous Conversations
A year and a half after the release of the "Stop Overdose BC" campaign, the BC Government Communications & Public Engagement agency (GCPE) enlisted the help of a multicultural ad agency, Captus Advertising, to adapt the campaign for ethnic…
In Plain Sight
Between May and August of 2019, Health Canada released an 8-episode podcast series on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and their own website that "explores the personal stories of people affected by the opioid crisis"; a crisis that is happening "in…
Stop Overdose BC
This anti-stigma campaign was developed by BC's Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions and launched in January 2018. The social marketing campaign's materials included two TV spot PSAs, an initial roll-out of four posters/social media ads (coloured…