Supervised Consumption Sites
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Quebec bill to regulate supervised drug consumption locations gets mixed reviewsThe debate around cohabitation continues following the tabling of Bill 103, which aims to limit the distance between supervised drug consumption sites from schools and daycares.CanadaMay 8
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2 overdose deaths in Montreal lead to call for action among Indigenous communityTwo deaths on the streets of Montreal have advocates calling attention to the overdose crisis and are also raising questions about the need for more resources in the community.CanadaNov 5, 2024
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Future of Calgary’s supervised consumption site to be decided by city council voteThe future of the supervised consumption site at the Sheldon Chumir Centre in Calgary's beltline could be decided Tuesday in a vote by Calgary city council.CrimeOct 29, 2024
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Decision to close supervised consumption sites in Guelph, Kitchener draws mixed reactionTen consumption and treatment sites across Ontario will close in March and be replaced by hubs focused on treatment and recovery.CanadaAug 21, 2024
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Poilievre calls supervised consumption sites ‘drug dens,’ vows to close some'We will defund them. There will not be a single taxpayer dollar from the Poilievre government going to drug dens,' Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said.CanadaJul 12, 2024
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‘Extremely concerning’: Two northern Ontario safe consumption sites fear closureAnxiety is mounting over the future of two supervised consumption sites in northern Ontario as funding for them is set to run out at the end of the year.CanadaAug 29, 2023
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EMS crews have saved 18 patients using Alberta’s overdose response appThe Digital Overdose Response Service app allows people who are using opioids alone to be monitored and have EMS respond if they become unconscious and need medical help.CanadaJun 1, 2023
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Indoor smoking: Vancouver may cast aside ban at some supervised drug consumption sitesIndoor drug inhalation is already permitted at federally-approved consumption sites. Vancouver has four of them, one of which has already applied to build indoor inhalation booths.HealthMay 29, 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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Manitoba Opposition to delay bill that would license some addiction centresThe Opposition has the right every spring to delay up to five bills in the legislature until the fall, and the NDP has chosen Bill 33 as its first this year.CanadaApr 3, 2023
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