Saskatoon s Marie Agioritis lost her son, Kelly to overdose when he was 19 years old. (sayknow.org)
Marie Agioritis is no stranger to the overdose crisis.
A mother herself, and a board member and Saskatchewan Leader for the Moms Stop The Harm network, Agioritis has become well-versed in the topic of overdose.
But it wasn’t by choice. Two of her sons’ lives were impacted by addiction, with one turning fatal in 2015.
“In 2011, when my oldest son got himself heavily invested in his drug of choice, that time was prescription-level opiates. It was a time where kids found out they could take them from (their) parent’s medicine cabinets and get high off of them. As a parent, back then, my thoughts were about alcohol, marijuana, I didn’t ever think I never had those types of drugs around,” she explains, adding that her oldest son’s addiction led to numerous overdoses.
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March 08, 2021 - 7:00 AM Today is International Women’s Day, designed to bring awareness to women’s equality so no better time to introduce or reintroduce you to some awesome and largely unsung women we have met. These badass Thompson-Okanagan women are making a difference in their communities, leading community efforts and supporting other women and their communities. We know there are many more out there, so be sure to let us know in the comments below who inspires you.
FILE PHOTO - Muriel Sasakamoose at her home near Paul Lake.
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Muriel Sasakamoose Sasakamoose is well-known around the Kamloops and Secwepemc territory for breaking through several barriers as an Indigenous person. She helped form the B.C. Native Women’s Association was the first Indigenous woman to attend public school and was successful in advocating for the change to a discriminatory section of the Indian Act.