Though Insite's benefits have been proved, the Tories' anti-drug ideology could leave users in the cold

Health Minister Tony Clement recently announced plans to provide $111 million for provincial drug treatment programs, with a new set of national advertisements warning families of the (gasp!) horrors of drug use.

Unfortunately, none of this money is going towards safe injection sites like Vancouver's Insite. Unless some of that fantastic funding comes floating their way (alongside the federal government's guarantee that they will still be drug law-exempt), Insite's doors will close on June 30, leaving many an addict stranded in the West Coast rain.

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