Drug Checking Office Hours

CCSA is pleased to host Drug Checking Office Hours — virtual, one-hour, drop-in calls where experts from the National Drug Checking Working Group will provide guidance, answer questions and share resources on drug checking in Canada.

Sign up to join us on Microsoft Teams on the second Tuesday of each month from 1 to 2 p.m. ET for direct access to experts in policy, research, community engagement, technical support, training and more. You can drop in on as many monthly calls as you like!

Get to know our experts listed below and review the meeting schedule.

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Meet the Drug Checking Office Hours Experts
Drug Checking Office Hours Schedule

Meet the Drug Checking Office Hours Experts

Get to know our experts listed below. 

01

Antoine Marcheterre (he/him)

02

Courtney Harrop (she/her)

03

David Byres (he/they)

04

Chris Gill (he/him)

05

Jean-Philippe Bergeron (he/him)

06

Jen Angelucci (she/her)

07

Justine Bizier (she/her/they/them)

08

Lauren Airth (she/her)

09

Mia Pohl (they/them)

10

Nazlee Maghsoudi (she/her)

11

Thomas Laughton (he/him)

12

Will McLellan (he/him)

Drug Checking Office Hours Schedule

  • Tuesday, January 21: Courtney, Justine, Nazlee (English and French)
  • Tuesday, February 11: Chris, Jen, Mia and Will (English)
  • Tuesday, March 11: Antoine, Jean-Philippe and Justine (French)
  • Tuesday, April 8: David, Thomas and Will (English)
  • Tuesday, May 13: Courtney, Mia and Jean-Philippe (English and French)
  • Tuesday, June 10: Chris, David and Nazlee (English)
  • Tuesday, July 8: Courtney, Jen and Justine (English and French)
  • Tuesday, August 12: Chris, Nazlee and Thomas (English)
  • Tuesday, September 9: Antoine, Jean-Philippe and Justine (French)
  • Tuesday, October 14: David, Thomas and Mia (English)
  • Wednesday, November 12: Lauren, Nazlee and Jean-Philippe (English and French)
  • Tuesday, December 9: Jen, Will and Courtney (English)

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