Toronto Safe Injection Sites

• ‘Craziest thing I’ve ever heard,’ Doug Ford says of decriminalizing drugs in Toronto

  Ontario Premier Doug Ford says Toronto's application to decriminalize drugs is the 'craziest thing' he's ever heard and he plans to do everything he can to fight it. 

  Canada

  Jul 14, 2023
  
• Toronto Public Health reports record number of overdose deaths in December, calls for more action

  Toronto's overdose death toll in December 2020 was the worst since public health officials began tracking the data.

  Canada

  Jan 29, 2021
  
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• Ontario commits to funding 3 supervised safe injection sites in Toronto

  Ontario's health minister says "more can be done" to tackle the opioid crisis at a community level in the province and has committed to funding three supervised safe injection sites in Toronto at an estimated annual cost of about $1.6 million and an initial cost of $400,000.

  Canada

  Jan 9, 2017
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• Toronto city councillors approve 3 safe injection sites throughout the city

  Toronto will soon follow Vancouver's lead in establishing safe injection sites, allowing addicts to use intravenous drugs with clean equipment under the care of medical staff.

  Canada

  Jul 14, 2016