Reality check: Does making booze harder to buy make people safer?
Ontario's announcement this week that it plans to sell certain kinds of beer in select grocery stores starting three months from now came as good news to some, but it also raised public health alarm...
View ArticleToronto Board of Health approves safe injection sites, sending issue to council
Toronto's Board of Health has unanimously endorsed a plan for three safe injection sites, sending the proposal to council next week.
View ArticleNew at-home detox option available in Vancouver
Substance use Treatment and Response Team, or START is a new program launched by Vancouver Coastal Health and it aims at providing quick access to at-home detox.
View ArticleFeds update anti-drug strategy, making it easier to open safe injection sites
Philpott says the new law would make it easier for such sites to be established, provided they can demonstrate a compelling public health need and a lack of risk to public safety.
View ArticleOntario commits to funding 3 supervised safe injection sites in Toronto
Ontario's health minister says "more can be done" to tackle the opioid crisis at a community level in the province and has committed to funding three supervised safe injection sites in Toronto at an...
View ArticleRecovering addict calls for supervised injection site in Penticton
A recovering addict said there is demand for a supervised injection facility in the South Okanagan and he’s surprised such a facility doesn’t already exist in the region.
View ArticleFraser Health says new Surrey supervised injection site is saving lives
It's been almost two weeks since Surrey's first supervised injection site on the so-called "Whalley strip" opened and Fraser Health says it's saving lives.
View ArticleBrock Mission men’s shelter receives unexpected gift
On Wednesday morning the shelter received a cheque for $2,000, presented by Drew Merrett, owner of Merrett Home Hardware on Lansdowne Street West.
View ArticleCity of Vancouver’s 2017 drug overdose numbers already surpass 2016 total;...
New statistics show the City has so far recorded 232 suspected overdose deaths for 2017.
View ArticleOntario urged to declare emergency over opioid overdoses, deaths
In the first six months of last year, 412 Ontarians died of opioid overdoses — an 11-per-cent increase from the previous year.
View ArticleLondon looks to get ahead of debate over supervised injection sites with...
London city council has asked city staff to review zoning rules ahead of a debate about possible supervised injection sites in the city.
View Article‘I carry an overdose prevention kit’: Toronto man makes buttons for people...
The red button pins are emblazoned with the message "I CARRY AN OVERDOSE PREVENTION KIT."
View ArticleLondoners to weigh in on supervised consumption sites
Mackie says public consultation is an integral part of the process and they're reaching out to communities and businesses associations to see what else they need to do to make this a success.
View ArticleMoss Park supervised injection site gets a heated trailer courtesy CUPE Ontario
CUPE Ontario says it has rented a winterized trailer for use by volunteers and drug users at the Moss Park overdose prevention and supervised injection site.
View ArticleHamilton City Council gives formal endorsement to supervised injection site...
Mayor Fred Eisenberger notes that in his "perfect world" we wouldn't have addiction, but "that is not the reality."
View ArticleLondon Police, OPP focus on prevention and harm reduction at fentanyl...
About one hundred Londoners gathered at Wolf Performance Hall at the Central Library Wednesday to learn about fentanyl.
View ArticleNew home for Halifax methadone clinic
Direction 180 is set to move across the road from its current location on Gottingen Street to a new spot currently occupied by the Guardian Pharmacy.
View Article‘I’m not saying I’m opposed’: Kenney walks back tough talk on supervised...
"I'm not saying I'm opposed to reasonable harm reduction efforts, but I am saying that we need to be realistic about this," Kenney said.
View ArticleHealth unit strikes deal for supervised consumption at 241 Simcoe St. and 446...
"Both facilities are well-positioned to offer the crucial life-saving service of a supervised consumption facility," said medical officer Chris Mackie.
View ArticleJury at Barton street jail inquest offered 47 recommendations to consider
The jury at a coroner's inquest is deliberating over a joint slate of 47 joint recommendations.
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