mumsDU
moms united and mandated to saving the lives of Drug Users
Because it could be anyone's child.
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mumsDU is a coalition of Canadian mothers and fathers who have lost sons and daughters to overdose and other drug related harms. We openly share the experiences of our children’s drug related deaths with communities, policy makers and professionals across Canada in order to bring awareness to this crisis and affect much needed change.
Our History A conversation between two bereaved mothers, Donna May and Jennifer Woodside, revealed their mutual frustration with the lack of parental voices speaking out on the growing epidemic of death by substance use and determined that nothing would be learned from their children’s deaths by being silent. Early in the summer of 2015, they formed the NFP NGO named mums united and mandated to saving the lives of Drug Users (mumsDU) for the purpose of being the parental voice in Global negotiations in world drug treaties. mumsDU represents the parental voice on substance use disorders and the need for drug policy reform Provincially and Federally in Canada, as well as, Internationally. |
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mumsDU advocates for drug policy reform that will keep drug users free from harm and that ensures ready access to effective and timely treatment.
mumsDU urgently calls for immediate access to Naloxone (Narcan), the opioid overdose reversal medication, for all first responders including the TRUE first responders: family and friends. mumsDU appeals for a Good Samaritan legislation that takes the fear of arrest away from calling 911 when in the presence of an overdose. mumsDU calls for all health and social care providers to use compassion and understanding when interacting with drug users and their families and supporters. mumsDU supports initiatives for the continuing education of doctors who prescribe opioid medications.
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Our Work mumsDU has represented the voice of parents at Drug Policy Conventions such as the Alberta Harm Reduction Conference in CD, Canadian Association of Community Healthcare Centres Conference in Ottawa, CD, Drug Policy Alliance Reform Conference in Washington, USA and the United Nations General Assembly on the World Drug Problem in New York, USA and the BC Overdose Action Exchange in Vancouver, CD.
They have been asked to be a contributing organization, presenting our views on the affect of substance use on family when the Opioid Summit to be held this fall and at the International Harm Reduction Conference in May, 2016. mumsDU will attend and present the parental voice at the 2019 United Nations talks on World Drug treaties in Vienna.
While it is too late for both of them, they understand the need for change in order to save the lives of the children not yet lost and for this reason, they will not be silenced.
They have been asked to be a contributing organization, presenting our views on the affect of substance use on family when the Opioid Summit to be held this fall and at the International Harm Reduction Conference in May, 2016. mumsDU will attend and present the parental voice at the 2019 United Nations talks on World Drug treaties in Vienna.
While it is too late for both of them, they understand the need for change in order to save the lives of the children not yet lost and for this reason, they will not be silenced.
