Safe Consumption & Policy

Groundbreaking device instantly detects dangerous street drugs, offering hope for harm reduction A portable device that instantly detects illicit street drugs at very low concentrations, thereby highlighting the risks they pose. The device has the potential to address the growing global problem of people unknowingly taking drugs that have been mixed with undeclared substances, including synthetic opioids such as fentanyl and nitazenes.

Number of people who died from overdoses last year was down 27% from the previous year

We spoke to employees and clients at the Parkdale Queen West Community Health Centre to get a better picture of how supervised consumption sites work, and how vital they are to saving lives in our community.

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Despite an injunction on Friday, provincial funding is contingent on transition to new model.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Toronto, ON – In a stunning display of contempt for real community safety, the Ford government announced yesterday the closure of ten safe consumption sites (SCS) across Ontario that provide life-saving services, including overdose prevention, in Guelph, Kitchener, Hamilton, Thunder Bay, and Toronto. Even as frontline workers at these community pillars fight to glean more information from the […]