Insite - Safe Injection Site, Vancouver

For my Law 12 research project, I decided to avoid writing an essay in the library, and instead, take two girls from my class to the most dangerous and disease-ridden area of our city, Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, and shoot a short film on Insite, the Safe Injection Site.

In an area where it is common for people to be killed, over less than most people spend on their morning coffee at Starbucks, we borrowed a Video Camera from VCC and spent 2 days filming and interviewing everyone we could, from Drug-Users to the Vancouver Police Department. Some of the best information we were given, we were not permitted to film. The police were also willing to answer questions, but not on film. They tried to redirect us to Media Relations to make an appointment, but we managed to get one street cop to speak on Camera, so hopefully he doesn't get fired.

I then, took the footage and edited a 9-minute Documentary, which should definitely give you a sneak-peak into a lifestyle you don't very often get to see. Before filming, I really didn't have an opinion on it, but after, I definitely think it's an asset to our city.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Insite
• Safe Injection
• Vancouver
• Downtown Eastside

[Richlerrr]

greatest video.

drug addiction, speaking from personal experience... is not easy.

it's not always a choice.

addiction is a psychological disease

these programs NEED to exist and it's great that you got the real story.

i admire what you did, it's not easy going down there.

i hope you did really well on this assignment :)

[vanhapelto]

I agree with everything this video says. I hope Vancouver can keep Insite operational. I am writing a paper in my College english class right now on the benefits on what Insite does. Everyone else in my class is doing their papers on what is wrong with Insite. Fuck them

[Ezdduf4kuZ]

@MrSupertwo  i don't know wher ur coming from bt i am able to intrrupt what u put down...and yes I agre with the Holy Shit business. Itt seems somone very powerful is havin Vancouver lead the way when it comes to to an illegal drug by supporting such a site And then theres something called the Green Cross....how did this get to be a bisnss?

[MrSupertwo]

Holy Shit, this is how bad it's become in Vancouver. You feel sorry for these people? You tell me how "Sorry" you feel when they smash the window on your car for change. You tell me how "Sorry" you feel when your Grandma gets decked by some junkie for no apparent reason. Greatest City in the world!

[sinhoiling]

@Richlerrr seems you failed to cosider also the social problem and implication behind drug use......treating addiction by medicalisation is just a way to reduce harm.....

[saramoo123]

Great video, thanks for sharing.

[jimmytrock]

people need to know that 12 step programs have a 95% relapse rate and treatment isn't an automatic transformation of people to respectability

[jimmytrock]

people need to know that 12 step programs have a 95% relapse rate and treatment isn't an automatic transformation of people to respectability

[fudgebarjohn]

Lol not really sure that baton-spinning was necessary, but interesting vid man.

[jayhaoliao]

i like how the dude in 5:48 is doing an illegal u-turn right behind a cop

[Charlz5544332211]

fuck the sound is awful