Supervised Consumption Site
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Edmonton detox unit moving; supervised consumption site future unknownEdmonton city councillors have approved a rezoning application, allowing the George Spady Society to move its medically supported detoxification unit.CanadaFeb 20
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Richmond City Council votes in favour of drug consumption site motionThe City of Richmond cannot approve a supervised consumption site as that decision lies with Vancouver Coastal Health and Health Canada.PoliticsFeb 13
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Alberta government report on safe consumption ‘pseudoscience,’ says medical journalA paper in a prominent medical journal says the United Conservative-commissioned report is biased in three major ways, all of which distort its findings against such sites.CanadaNov 7, 2023
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Boyle Street loses Ritchie health hub permit due to accessibility requirementsThe building needs a ramp to be considered "universally accessible, and once a ramp is installed, Boyle Street said the project will be back on track.HealthJul 13, 2023
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Toxic drug crisis worsens in Barrie. Ont., plans for supervised consumption site stalledThe Simcoe Muskoka Direct Health Unit says deaths due to opioid poisoning in the City of Barrie remain about double what was tracked before the pandemicHealthJun 16, 2023
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Number of opioid deaths reported in Lethbridge increase in 2022: provincial dataAccording to Alberta substance use surveillance data — which is publicly available online — 79 people died of unintentional opioid poisoning in Lethbridge last year.HealthApr 14, 2023
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St. Thomas city council debates supervised drug consumption site, mayor shows hesitancyThere were a combined 90 opioid-related deaths in 2021 and 2022, according to the Southwestern Public Health Unit, up from a combined 44 opioid-related deaths in 2019 and 2020.CanadaMar 14, 2023
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Southwestern Public Health launches study on possible safe consumption, treatment siteSouthwestern Public Health is conducting a feasibility study for consumption and treatment services. The report from the study will be published later this year.HealthFeb 10, 2023
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AHS to take over Red Deer, Alta. supervised consumption site, transition to mobile serviceThe Alberta government said it is putting the safety and security concerns of residents first by transitioning the supervised consumption site on 53 Avenue run by Turning Point.CanadaFeb 3, 2023
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Fiery meeting held over proposed health hub in Edmonton’s Ritchie neighbourhoodA Government of Alberta study shows that half of Edmonton business owners reported seeing less discarded drug paraphernalia after an SCS was opened in their area.HealthJan 31, 2023
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