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Addiction Practice Pod is a podcast series on addiction and substance use care for health care providers, offering practical tips and guidance to improve addiction care.
Indigenous perspectives on supporting young people who use substances
Addiction Practice Pod
35 minutes 42 seconds
1 year ago
Indigenous perspectives on supporting young people who use substances
In this episode, award-winning journalist David P. Ball and award-winning family physician Dr. Robert Fox speak with Kali Sedgemore, the president of the Coalition of Peers Dismantling the Drug War and a skilled harm reductionist with a focus on supporting youth. Kali is from 'Namgis First Nation, a small remote island off of Vancouver Island North, and Dr. Fox is a member of the Blood Tribe in what's colonially known as southern Alberta. Together, they discuss reasons for youth substance use and considerations for providers when meeting and caring for young people who use drugs. Kali also speaks to the intersection between Indigenous identity and safer access to substance use care, and about the strengths and resilience of youth.You can find additional resources and clinical pearls in the show notes, including the article on youth harm reduction calls to action mentioned in the episode: bit.ly/APP-S4E5 (https://bit.ly/APP-S4E5)Art by Satsi Naziel (https://www.satsinaziel.com/)
Addiction Practice Pod
Addiction Practice Pod is a podcast series on addiction and substance use care for health care providers, offering practical tips and guidance to improve addiction care.
