Overdose Prevention Sites
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Alberta’s drug poisoning crisis is escalating. Can it be turned around in 2022?In terms of the opioid crisis, '2022 will be worse than 2021 if we don't change what we do," said Petra Schulz of Moms Stop the Harm. 'Substances are more tainted than ever.'CanadaJan 30, 2022
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Report on social impacts of injection sites a ‘wake-up call’: Alberta ministerA newly released report suggests the social impacts of supervised drug consumption sites in Alberta include increased needle debris and a growing risk to public safety in surrounding neighbourhoods.CanadaMar 5, 2020
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Penticton averaging a drug overdose per day, prompting renewed calls for overdose prevention sitePenticton averages 20 calls each month for potential drug overdoses. So far this month, paramedics have responded to 18 calls, according to ambulance paramedics.Nov 18, 2019
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Debate over supervised consumption sites ramps up across AlbertaSupervised consumption sites have been a hot topic in Alberta long before the last provincial election.HealthJul 10, 2019
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Doug Ford slams NDP leader Andrea Horwath for raising his brother’s addiction issuesFord says it was disturbing and disgusting that the Opposition leader would bring his family into the discussion.PoliticsApr 2, 2019
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Doug Ford says ‘no reason’ to have multiple overdose-prevention sites in Toronto neighbourhoodUnder the plan, three existing sites that weren’t approved would start winding down while three others were under review.PoliticsApr 1, 2019
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Advocates, downtown Toronto councillors express concern over overdose-prevention site cuts"The very reason we have these sites is to keep people alive long enough that they have time to access treatment," said Ward 10 councillor Joe Cressy.PoliticsMar 30, 2019
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Ontario government announces 15 overdose-prevention sites across the provinceThe approval of the sites, which will be called "Consumption and Treatment Services" sites, comes as licences for 21 existing sites are set to expire Sunday.CanadaMar 29, 2019
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Kingston’s Street Health Centre awaits news of provincial funding for safe injection siteWith a funding deadline looming, Kingston's Street Health Centre is uncertain about the future of its safe injection program.PoliticsMar 29, 2019
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Ontario government extends overdose prevention sites’ licences as review continuesData from Public Health Ontario shows that 1,261 people died from an opioid overdose in Ontario in 2017, an increase from 2016, when 867 people died.HealthFeb 1, 2019
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