Pubdate: Thu, 06 Oct 2016
Source: Hamilton Spectator (CN ON)
Copyright: 2016 The Hamilton Spectator
Contact:  http://www.thespec.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/181
Author: Molly Hayes
Page: A4
Referenced: http://fluidsurveys.com/s/SIS_Consultation/

HAVE YOUR SAY ON SAFER INJECTION SITES IN HAMILTON

As they study the feasibility of opening safer injection sites in
Hamilton, the city is seeking feedback from the community.

A survey - posted online at www.hamilton.ca/VAN - will be open from
Oct. 5 to 26 for anyone who lives or works in the city.

The feedback gathered through the survey will "help inform next steps"
as the city considers whether safer injection sites would be an
effective harm reduction service in Hamilton, in the wake of a
nationwide opioid overdose crisis.

A full-scale community assessment will be considered as part of the
2017 capital budget process.

More than 800 people landed in Hamilton emergency rooms due to drug
overdoses in the first half of this year alone.

More than 650 people died of opioid-related causes in Ontario last
year.

As part of their current harm reduction strategy, the city provides a
number of resources including free naloxone (opioid antidote) kits,
free safe injection and inhalation kits, as well as a needle exchange
service.

For more, visit hamilton.ca. Click on public health and then alcohol
drug and gambling programs.
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MAP posted-by: Matt