Guy Felicella spent nearly 20 years living on the streets of Vancouver’s notorious Downtown Eastside (DTES). He survived through the HIV/AIDS crisis in the DTES in the 80’s & 90’s, two decades of being homeless, multiple life-threatening bone infections, and six drug overdoses during which he needed to be resuscitated.
With the help of others through harm reduction and recovery fields and incredible self determination, Guy escaped the grips of the turmoil that kept him suffering. Today he works for Vancouver Coastal Health and the BC Centre on Substance Use advocating on the importance of harm reduction and recovery for those struggling with addiction.
Guy is also an international public speaker who shares his personal experience & expertise at conferences, seminars, & TEDx Talks, school districts and post-secondary institutions where he speaks about drug addiction, trauma, recovery, and harm reduction. He currently has nearly a decade of recovery and sobriety under his belt, and resides in Vancouver with his wife and three young children.
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