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Author: Christina Spencer, Ottawa Citizen
Publication Date: August 29, 2025 - 03:55
Ontario should reverse its misguided policy on supervised drug sites
August 29, 2025
In the fall of 2024, the government of Ontario’s own advisers warned that closing supervised consumption sites in the province would result in “increased emergency department visits, health impacts, overdoses and death.” Despite these warnings, the government forced the closure of nine Consumption and Treatment Services (CTS) sites on March 31, 2025. Read More
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