US EditionToronto Community Services Face 'Absolute Fallout' of Consumption Site Closures
TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA, AUG 7 – Closures of supervised consumption sites led to a 300% overdose increase at Toronto drop-in centers while overall provincial drug deaths fell 41% year-over-year, officials said.
- On April 1, Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s government banned drug-use sites within 200 metres of a school or daycare, prompting nine closures or conversions while Kensington Market Overdose Prevention Site secured an injunction.
- Parkdale Queen West Community Health Centre has added 180 new clients and recorded 1,731 visits from April to July, especially after its sister site near Dellert’s place closed.
- Amid the closures, Toronto drop-in network data show overdoses jumped by about 300 per cent across its 10 locations, and Angela Robertson warned `We are seeing the absolute fallout of the decisions to close consumption sites`.
- Traffic at the Kensington Market Overdose Prevention Site increased by 35 per cent, but supervisor Felipe Diaz said `It's not what we hoped for, we thought we would be a lot busier`.
- From April to June, the Office of the Chief Coroner reported 609 suspected drug-related deaths, an 11 per cent decrease from the previous three months and a 41 per cent drop from last year.
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Toronto community services face ‘absolute fallout’ of consumption site closures – 105.9 The Region
TORONTO — A great shift is underway in Toronto months after the closures of several supervised consumption sites, as their users seek alternatives and drop-in centres see an alarming jump in overdoses. Some segments of the city’s homeless population have resettled near remaining consumption sites, but fluctuating intakes have been reported at different locations. The Toronto Drop-In Network said there has been a nearly 300 per cent increase in o…
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