Closure of supervised consumption sites could lead to more overdoses, paramedic stress: TPH report
TPH report recommends the province increase access to supervised consumption sites to prevent fatal overdoses, allow needle ...
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Denver votes on allowing more needle exchange programs
Denver City Council is voting on an expanded needle exchange program, which could lift restrictions on where sites could go. Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau likely to announce resignation ...
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Study highlights benefits of expanding needle exchange programs in prisons
"Needle exchange programs are evidence-based strategies ... year as part of an elimination strategy for hepatitis C. In 2024, Canada unveiled its 2024–2030 Sexually Transmitted and Blood-Borne ...
Toronto to see more emergency calls after supervised drug-use sites close: top doctor
Dr. Na-Koshie Lamptey recommends the city’s board of health urge Ontario to expand access to the sites that comply with the ...
Denver City Council approves expansion of needle exchange law, allowing more sites
More needle exchange programs could soon be allowed in Denver after the City Council on Monday approved a new ordinance paving the way for them.
Should Denver allow more needle exchange programs? Some council members — and the mayor — aren’t sure.
Denver would eliminate its limit on the number of needle exchange programs that can operate in the city and remove restrictions on their location under a new ordinance set for a final vote Monday.