Drug Analyzer Goes Mobile in Thunder Bay, Ont., in Wake of Consumption Site's Closure

Drug analyzer goes mobile in Thunder Bay, Ont., in wake of consumption site's closure

A new mobile outreach van is offering free drug checking in Thunder Bay, Ont., following the closure of the city's only supervised consumption site, where the service was formerly offered. In the community with the highest opioid-related death rate in the province, here's what advocates hope the service achieves.

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