Downtown Eastside alcohol-replacement program faces closure

Outside the PHS managed alcohol program‘s lounge in Vancouver, a passed out woman lies on a patch of grass while others nearby keep an eye on her to make sure the situation doesn’t deteriorate.
Inside, another woman hurls obscenities and accusations at a man while members continue sanitizing bottles and stirring homemade wine as though they’ve heard it all before.
There are days when fights break out and when people are asked to go cool off elsewhere, but the little program on