A First-Hand Chronicle of Addiction and Homelessness With Harm Reduction Advocate and Addiction Educator Guy Felicella

In this episode, Lucie Giesbrecht and Emily Allchin talk with Guy Felicella, a harm reduction advocate and addiction educator who lived for nearly 20 years in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver in a cycle of homelessness, gangs, substance abuse, and jail. Today, Guy works for the B.C. Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions, Vancouver Coastal Health, and the BC Centre on Substance Use, using his experiences to inspire and support others battling addiction and homelessness, and to promote harm reduction practices and policies that save lives. In this fascinating discussion, Guy opens up about his experiences, and provides his unique expertise and insights into how to support struggling individuals and help our province tackle the urgent overdose, homelessness and addiction crisis.