16-08-2018 22:11 via ottawacitizen.com

Safe injection sites are needed, but aren't enough on their own: Dr. Jeff Turnbull

Supervised injection sites save lives, but they can’t fight the overdose crisis on their own. That is among the advice Ottawa’s Dr. Jeff Turnbull plans to give Ontario Health Minister Christine Elliott when he meets with her in coming weeks as part of the province’s closely watched review of supervised injection sites.
The Progressive Conservative government has halted approval of new supervised sites while it conducts the review. Premier Doug Ford said on the campaign trail th
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