Intravenous Drug Use

• Calgary pilot program helps recently released prisoners with hepatitis C

  A specialist in addictions and internal medicine who focuses on vulnerable populations has launched a pilot program in Calgary to ensure recently released inmates with a history of injection drug use are screened and treated for the virus.

  Health

  Jun 23, 2019
  
• HIV ‘outbreak’ in N.S. continues to rise as awareness week kicks off

  The significant increase has triggered an urgency to inform the general public, especially populations who are at higher risk of contracting HIV, about the rising number of confirmed cases.

  Health

  Nov 29, 2018
  
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• Edmonton Police Service offers conditional support of safe injection sites

  The Edmonton Police Service came out in support of a proposal to introduce safe injection sites to Alberta's capital but with a caveat: its support is on the condition the sites are part of a holistic approach to addressing drug addiction.

  Crime

  Dec 16, 2016
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• Kelowna business association opposes proposed safe injection facility location

  There's push back to Interior Health's preferred location for a safe injection facility for intravenous drug users in Kelowna.

  Nov 25, 2016
• Safe drug injection site identified and mobile unit proposed in Kelowna

  Along with a permanent site, Interior Health is also proposing a mobile unit that would service other high-use areas of Kelowna.

  Health

  Nov 24, 2016