CC&FC Outcomes

DULF Compassion Club and Fulfillment Centre Outcomes and Research

Between August 2022 and October 2023, the Drug User Liberation Front's Compassion Club and Fulfillment Centre (DULF CC&FC) emerged as a groundbreaking initiative and research endeavor dedicated to combating escalating overdose deaths in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside (DTES). As the first of its kind, this pioneering model operated as a non-profit, low-barrier, and non-medicalized approach to regulating the volatility of the content of the illicit drug market. It not only built upon existing overdose prevention strategies by providing supervised consumption services but also offered rigorously tested cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine, at cost, to users of these substances. The following research depicts the outcomes of this program:

Peer Reviewed Academic Papers:

NEW! 08/12/2024 - Nyx E, Kalicum J. A case study of the DULF compassion club and fulfillment centre — A logical step forward in harm reduction. International Journal of Drug Policy [Internet]. Available from: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0955395924002214
02/22/2024 - Kalicum J, Nyx E, Kennedy MC, Kerr T. The impact of an unsanctioned compassion club on non-fatal overdose. International Journal of Drug Policy [Internet]. Available from: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S095539592400015X