First Nations Health Authority backs harm reduction on B.C. overdose anniversary

Life-saving measure or public safety risk? Overdose prevention site sparks debate

(The Center Square) – A plan to launch Illinois’ first overdose prevention site is facing pushback from critics who say it could encourage drug use and increase crime. Supporters argue it would save lives. House Bill 2929 was advanced by…

Life-saving measure or public safety risk? Overdose prevention site sparks debate - Washington Examiner

(The Center Square) – A plan to launch Illinois’ first overdose prevention site is facing pushback from critics who say it could encourage drug use and increase crime. Supporters argue it would save lives. House Bill 2929 was advanced by the Mental Health and Addiction committee but hasn’t been called to the floor. State Rep. Dennis Tipsword, R-Metamora, sits on the committee. “If someone’s going there and they have their heroin with them, they …

First Nations Health Authority supports harm reduction on BC overdose anniversary

Deaths from toxic drugs may have dipped, but now is not the time to pull back on life-saving measures, especially given "misinformation" in the public discourse, the top doctor at British Columbia's First Nations Health Authority said on Monday.

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First Nations Health Authority backs harm reduction on B.C. overdose anniversary

Dr. Nel Wieman says Indigenous Peoples continue to be disproportionately represented among deaths from toxic drugs