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Guy Felicella

@guyfelicella.bsky.social

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International Public Speaker. Harm Reduction and Recovery advocate. Survivor of addiction, gangs and homelessness. Telling my story.

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Guy Felicella @guyfelicella.bsky.social · May 25

Not bad for a "Guy" who had to brought back to life 6 times & struggled with homelessness & addiction for decades in #dtes. I wouldn't be alive today without harm reduction AND I wouldn't have the life I have today without my recovery. First party of 5 #family photo. #WeDoRecover

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Guy Felicella @guyfelicella.bsky.social · 7h

I've been waiting all day for this!

Who's ready for tonight's Blue Jays vs Mariners game?

The Blue Jays are CANADA'S TEAM 🇨🇦 and the whole country is behind you.
LFG ‼️

#BlueJays

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Guy Felicella @guyfelicella.bsky.social · 1d

Mandatory recovery treatment doesn't solve homelessness, building affordable housing does.

I CAN'T BELIEVE PEOPLE HAVE A HARD TIME UNDERSTANDING THIS .....

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Guy Felicella @guyfelicella.bsky.social · 1d

Legend 😂

Guy Felicella @guyfelicella.bsky.social · 1d

You always hear people talking about illegal drugs and those who use them.
However you rarely hear people talking about the massive alcohol consumption problem we have, and just how much damage it causes our world ....

If there was ever a "gateway" drug to other drugs, it's ALCOHOL!

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Guy Felicella @guyfelicella.bsky.social · 1d

Mandatory recovery treatment doesn't solve homelessness, building affordable housing does.

I CAN'T BELIEVE PEOPLE HAVE A HARD TIME UNDERSTANDING THIS .....

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Guy Felicella @guyfelicella.bsky.social · 2d

Imagine if the alcohol you're drinking was unregulated?

Then you would understand what it means to be poisoned by the toxic drug supply.

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Brazil: Third person dies from methanol poisoning in São Paulo

Authorities are investigating the source of the tainted drinks, which have affected more than 200 people.

www.bbc.com

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Guy Felicella @guyfelicella.bsky.social · 3d

Designated driver - is harm reduction.

Bike helmets - is harm reduction.

Seat belts - is harm reduction.

Supervised consumption sites - is harm reduction.

All these approaches cannot stop accidents from happening but can definitely reduce the harms that are caused by them....

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Guy Felicella @guyfelicella.bsky.social · 4d

John Schneider addresses the team!

EPIC!!

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Guy Felicella @guyfelicella.bsky.social · 5d

Game preparation ready ... It's going to be a wild ride.

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Guy Felicella @guyfelicella.bsky.social · 7d

OMG Ernie Clement crushes a two run HOMER.

The BLUE JAYS are CANADA'S TEAM 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
#BlueJays

Guy Felicella @guyfelicella.bsky.social · 7d

Last night we were downtown on Granville street and some people were yelling, being aggressive, pissing on the side of a building, and all tweaked out on alcohol ...

I bet you thought I was referring to a homeless drug user?

Nope!! I'm pretty positive these people all have homes.

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Guy Felicella @guyfelicella.bsky.social · 7d

Homeless folks have been stigmatized and treated unfairly forever.

Having a home shouldn’t be a requirement to be treated with kindness, compassion, and understanding.

This is what kindness looks like ❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️

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Guy Felicella @guyfelicella.bsky.social · 8d

The BLUE JAYS are CANADA'S TEAM 🇨🇦

LFG ‼️

#BlueJays

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Guy Felicella @guyfelicella.bsky.social · 8d

Hey Danielle Smy here is a recovery story that isn't fabricated.

On February 18th 2013 I was brought back to life at a supervised consumption site and I'm now almost 13 years sober off all drugs!!

My kids wouldn't be alive if harm reduction and recovery didn't exist ....

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Rebecca Bollwitt @miss604.com · 9d

The October issue of @megaphonemagazine.com is now available on the streets of Vancouver and Victoria. In this month’s column I feature the youth-led nonprofit NaloxHome and speak with @guyfelicella.bsky.social

📰 Find a vendor megaphonemagazine.com/find-a-vendor/

Screenshot of a two-page spread in a magazine. The article has the title: “Home-Grown Harm Reduction”

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Guy Felicella @guyfelicella.bsky.social · 10d

Hi Daisy 👋🏼❣️

Guy Felicella @guyfelicella.bsky.social · 10d

Hey everyone say hello to the newest edition to the family ....

This is Daisy ❣️❣️❣️❣️

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Guy Felicella @guyfelicella.bsky.social · 10d

There is something seriously wrong when we live in a world that humanizes and defends billionaires, while stigmatizing and criminalizing people who are poor and homeless!
We live in a very broken world.

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Guy Felicella @guyfelicella.bsky.social · 10d

My amazing life partner was on global news yesterday morning talking about people pleasing and healthy boundaries ....

globalnews.ca/video/114593...

Wellness Wednesday: Healthy Boundaries | Watch News Videos Online

Watch Wellness Wednesday: Healthy Boundaries Video Online, on GlobalNews.ca

globalnews.ca

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Euan Thomson @drugdatadecoded.ca · 11d

Get this in ya
By @guyfelicella.bsky.social
calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...

Opinion: Criminalizing drug use won't solve addiction

It’s easy to cheer for more enforcement against drug users and for abandoning them to deadly consequences if they don’t comply.

calgaryherald.com

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Guy Felicella @guyfelicella.bsky.social · 11d

My latest op ed 👇🏼

I almost spit out my coffee when I read the headline and premise of last week’s opinion column by Marshall Smith, the former chief of staff to the premier of Alberta: “Banning public drug use is bold, courageous and obvious.”

calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...

Opinion: Criminalizing drug use won't solve addiction

It’s easy to cheer for more enforcement against drug users and for abandoning them to deadly consequences if they don’t comply.

calgaryherald.com

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Guy Felicella @guyfelicella.bsky.social · 12d

"Canadians are taking a big step back from the U.S. and here's the data to prove it"

YOU DAMN RIGHT WE ARE! 🇨🇦🇨🇦

www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Canadians are taking a big step back from the U.S. — and here's the data to prove it | CBC News

In the weeks after U.S. President Donald Trump sparked a trade war with his punishing tariffs, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada’s "old relationship" with the U.S. would be "over" soon — and now ...

www.cbc.ca

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Guy Felicella @guyfelicella.bsky.social · 12d

If you notice any of these characteristics ....

RUN FOR YOUR LIFE.

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Guy Felicella @guyfelicella.bsky.social · 13d

Good morning everyone. I'll be on Jill Bennett @CKNW news radio 📻 at 12:15 today talking about the new DTES czar and the challenges we face with the deadly toxic drug supply, addiction, mental health and homelessness. Tune in if you can. I'll break it down. #bcpoli

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Guy Felicella @guyfelicella.bsky.social · 13d

Larry Campbell is the new DTES czar and I remember him well in the years I struggled in the DTES.

He was a strong advocate for harm reduction services like supervised consumption sites and his administration focused on health approaches instead of punishment.

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