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On the streets of Victoria, addicts and those who care about them have mixed feelings about the return of criminalization, and they have a warning for Toronto.
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Christopher Schwede was a crack cocaine user and dealer who worked to keep drug supplies clean. Friends say his death may have been a ‘hot shot’ and is worthy of further investigation.
Detox is a process which safely manages withdrawal symptoms when someone stops taking drugs or alcohol
Chris Schwede would have gone to treatment, his sisters say, but “nothing was available.” On Thursday, he died of a suspected drug overdose.
Chris Schwede was found dead Thursday morning in his tent on Victoria's Pandora Avenue. Inside his tent was a blue-tinted form of crack cocaine that first appeared in the city on Wednesday, according to local outreach services.