Hamilton Opiod Crisis

• Hamilton endorses new safe consumption site on Barton Street

  Hamilton's council finalized an endorsement of a community organization's application to provide a safe space on Barton Street for drug users.

  Health

  Feb 23, 2023
  
• Hamilton board of health endorses application for new safe consumption site

  Hamilton's board of health has endorsed a community organization's application to provide a safe space where users can inject drugs in a supervised setting to avoid overdose.

  Health

  Feb 13, 2023
  
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• Hamilton requesting inclusion into federal drug decriminalization pilot project

  In a bid to ease the opioid crisis, Hamilton councillors have voted in favour of reaching out to Ottawa to join a pilot legalizing possession of some street drugs for personal use.

  Health

  Aug 11, 2022
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• ‘Dramatic’ increase in opioid addiction and mental health issues according to Hamilton’s Vital Signs report

  The fall report from the Hamilton Community Foundation says the city's opioid problem is at "crisis proportions."

  Health

  Oct 9, 2019