The Controlled Substance
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The Controlled Substance
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grassroots community radio in #qathet BC. Sundays from 3-5pm.

CJMP 90.1fm
www.cjmp.ca

Radio for harm reduction and community care. No fear, no propaganda. Celebration not criminalization. The science, sounds and stories of people who use drugs.
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What can you look forward to on The Controlled Substance radio show?

-local and provincial harm redux and substance related news
-BC drug checking updates
-stories and perspectives
-music, art and research
-celebration not criminalization

Sundays 3-5
cjmp.ca

@cjmp-fm-qathet.bsky.social
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On the Nov 16th pilot episode we covered:

*B.C. Human Rights Commissioner statement

*DULF Ruling- clip with Jeremy Kalicum (Fifth Estate) and Drug Data Decoded article

*interview with board member/volunteer of qathet CEH (cbc)

*local drug checking results from mail in samples to Substance (1)
November 18, 2025 at 3:15 PM
LIVE RADIO NOW! The Controlled Substance, live until 5!

Radio: CJMP90.1 FM

Online: cjmp.ca

Radio garden: radio.garden/listen/cjmp-...

#qathetcommunityradio #radio #live
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November 16, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Health Canada ignored expert advice to expand access to safe drugs for opioid users, internal documents show-

“internal documents reveal that in 2023 experts told Health Canada to support non-medical safe supply, such as legal and regulated compassion clubs…..”

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
They’re at risk of dying from opioid overdose. The government cut funding that could help them | CBC News
As deadly drug overdoses climbed across Canada, decision-makers faced political backlash for funding programs that gave drug users prescribed opioids and, against their own experts’ advice, scaled bac...
www.cbc.ca
November 15, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Reposted by The Controlled Substance
”…this continually unfolding tragedy is a violation of human rights and the result of systemic discrimination…”

B.C. Human Rights Commissioner’s Statement on the Toxic Drug Crisis

bchumanrights.ca/resources/pu...
A human rights-based approach to the toxic drug crisis | BC's Office of the Human Rights Commissioner
The Commissioner’s position on the toxic drug crisis, calling for an evidence-based response that centers public health and compassion.
bchumanrights.ca
November 13, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Some studio practice before the show launches live on Sunday! It’s nice to be back in the studio after a long time away 💜 #communityradio #qathet #thecontrolledsubstance #harmreduction
November 14, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Reposted by The Controlled Substance
Incredible things are happening in Vancouver politics at 8:50 pm on what is normally a nothing-burger Wednesday night.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Gvb...
www.youtube.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Reposted by The Controlled Substance
martlet.ca/potent-synth...

"Government intervention in medical decision-making has limited access to pharmaceutical-grade opioid tablets, [so] 'It’s not surprising that people are going to seek those tablets elsewhere.'"
Potent synthetic opioid in counterfeit pills across Greater Victoria
Nitazene, estimated to be between 5 and 8 times stronger than fentanyl, has begun appearing in counterfeit prescription pills across the city
martlet.ca
November 6, 2025 at 5:19 PM
This show is inspired by and dedicated to all the loved ones we have lost to the toxic drug crisis.

Celebrating the gifts, voices, music, art and culture of drug users everywhere 💜

#community #radio #drugs #harmreduction #mutualaid #endthedrugwar #safesupppysaveslives
November 11, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Your host, SpecTra, will be discussing the #DULF ruling on this weeks pilot episode.

Tune in to learn more, this Sunday from 3-5pm on CJMP 90.1fm in #qathet

or tune in online at radio.garden/listen/cjmp-...

#community #radio #bc #freedulf #safesupplysaveslives #harmreduction #care
November 11, 2025 at 6:46 PM
New show on @cjmp-fm-qathet.bsky.social has an email!

If you are interested in coming on the show to talk all things harm reduction and substance use- hit up The Controlled Substance at:

thecontrolledsubstance1312@gmail.com

#communityradio #qathet #bc #harmreductionsaveslives
November 11, 2025 at 6:38 PM
What can you look forward to on The Controlled Substance radio show?

-local and provincial harm redux and substance related news
-BC drug checking updates
-stories and perspectives
-music, art and research
-celebration not criminalization

Sundays 3-5
cjmp.ca

@cjmp-fm-qathet.bsky.social
CJMP Community Radio |
cjmp.ca
November 11, 2025 at 6:27 PM