HaliFIX Overdose Prevention Society
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New Halifax overdose prevention site officially up and runningOperating out of a new location, Atlantic Canada's only overdose prevention site has opened its doors.CanadaAug 17, 2020
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New location proposed for overdose prevention site in HalifaxThe HaliFIX Overdose Prevention Society was home to the first overdose prevention site in Atlantic Canada.HealthJul 24, 2020
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Dozens march through Halifax streets in memory of those who died to overdoseOverdose Awareness Day is an international event held at the end of every August. In Nova Scotia, 56 people died in 2018 from opioid related overdoses alone.CanadaAug 30, 2019
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Atlantic Canada’s first overdose prevention set to open in HalifaxThe federal government has granted HaliFIX Overdose Prevention Society a one-year exemption to operate an Urgent Public Health Need Site out of the basement of Direction 180 on Gottigen Street.HealthJul 17, 2019
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‘They’re learning how to save a life’: Free naloxone kit training session held in HalifaxThe HaliFIX Overdose Prevention Society hosted the training session at Common Good Solutions on Cunard Street in Halifax’s north end.HealthJun 1, 2019
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Drug testing campaign raising awareness about the dangers of contaminated drugs in HalifaxThe initiative, Get Your Drugs Tested, encourages users to send samples of the drugs they're using to an overdose prevention site to be screened for what's in them.CanadaMay 21, 2019
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‘More communication’: Halifax’s African Nova Scotian community responds to overdose prevention siteMany concerns were raised by residents who felt like their voices weren't part of the consultation process.CanadaApr 30, 2019
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Fundraiser underway to open overdose prevention site in HalifaxThe HaliFIX Overdose Prevention Society plans to apply to Health Canada for an exemption that would allow them to proceed with building a "barebones site."HealthApr 13, 2019
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