Supervised Consumption Sites
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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The gaps in between: A look into Edmonton’s opioid epidemicThe opioid epidemic is affecting families all over Edmonton, but is the province's recovery-only approach more harmful than helpful? Or do we need more harm reduction?FeaturesDec 17, 2022
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Manitoba premier doubles down on Tories’ rejection of supervised consumption sitesThe province's community wellness minister, Sarah Guillemard, says other jurisdictions using consumption sites haven't seen reductions in drug use or overdose deaths.HealthNov 10, 2022
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Report finds ‘unintentional poisoning’ is leading cause of ER visits for homeless AlbertansA report from the Injury Prevention Centre found that 25 per cent of emergency department visits by houseless Albertans were for 'unintentional or undetermined poisoning.'HealthAug 5, 2022
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At least 9 former Camp Hope residents dead of overdose since shut down: organizersCamp volunteers say the tragic trend should serve as proof of the value of supervised consumption sites, which until this point the province has declined to directly fund.CanadaMar 21, 2022
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