Health Canada approves supervised consumption of oral and intra-nasal substances at two Surrey sites
While the main concern is saving lives, supervised consumption sites are also a gateway to treat opioid addiction
The Vancouver Sun (Canada)
Tuesday, June 27, 2017
Tuesday, June 27, 2017
Health Canada approved Fraser Health’s request to provide supervised consumption of oral and intra-nasal substances — the first time such an exemption has been granted in Canada. Two other supervised consumption sites that have existed in Vancouver for years, along with those that have recently been allowed to open in the city and elsewhere in Canada, still only allow drug use by injection. Harm reduction advocates in Surrey say federal approval allowing drug users to use orally and nasally — and not just by injection — at two supervised consumption sites is long overdue and will save lives.
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