28-03-2019 20:49 via vancouversun.com

Overdose prevention sites considered for Canada's prisons

Canada’s prisoner service is considering opening overdose prevention sites as it expands a needle-exchange program that is now offered at a fifth institution for offenders who inject smuggled drugs.
In a statement, the Correctional Service of Canada says it “is in the early stages of exploring overdose prevention sites as another harm-reduction measure option for inmates.”
Proponents say Drumheller Institution in Alberta is being looked at as a potential site, which would allow
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