B.C. man in Thunder Bay shares surviving addiction since age 12 as Ontario set to shut safe drug use sites
Guy Felicella says he was stuck in a cycle of addiction, homelessness and crime for over 30 years, but getting harm reduction help in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside kept him alive long enough to reach recovery. The advocate was in Thunder Bay, Ont., to speak at a conference as the city's only safe drug consumption site is on the chopping block, among several set to close under new Ontario rules. Felicella travelled to northwestern Ontario this week to share his story at the Thunder Bay District Health Unit's (TBDHU) eighth annual harm reduction conference. His experience with addiction began at age 12. "[I was] good at getting sober, never really good at staying sober," Felicella said. Harm reduction advocate Guy Felicella of Vancouver's Downtown Eastside was in Thunder Bay, Ont., to tell a conference how survived addiction that began at age 12 tells says closing down safe consumption sites will have a detrimental impact on communities.
Guy Felicella says he was stuck in a cycle of addiction, homelessness and crime for over 30 years, but getting harm reduction help in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside kept him alive long enough to reach recovery. The advocate was in Thunder Bay, Ont., to speak at a conference as the city's only safe drug consumption site is on the chopping block, among several set to close under new Ontario rules. Felicella travelled to northwestern Ontario this week to share his story at the Thunder Bay District Health Unit's (TBDHU) eighth annual harm reduction conference. His experience with addiction began at age 12. "[I was] good at getting sober, never really good at staying sober," Felicella said. Harm reduction advocate Guy Felicella of Vancouver's Downtown Eastside was in Thunder Bay, Ont., to tell a conference how survived addiction that began at age 12 tells says closing down safe consumption sites will have a detrimental impact on communities.
