Anger over pending shutdown of overdose prevention site in Toronto's Kensington Market

Published: Sep 13, 2024 Duration: 00:02:08 Category: News & Politics

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at least 100 people gathered outside the Kensington Market supervised drug consumption site today all part of a rally calling for it to stay open in the face of new provincial rules that would shut it and others down ctv's John Woodward has the story we save for the crowd gathered outside the Kensington Market overdose prevention site the issue is deadly serious this year alone we reversed 50 overdoses uh and save 50 lives this year some of those people sharing their stories on the microphone I feel very safe and grateful for the Ops rooms the service has a room where addicts can consume often toxic drugs and if a user has an overdose staff are on hand to revive them in the wake of a shooting outside an East End supervised consumption site last year that killed a mom of three the provincial government proposed new rules that they can't be within 200 meters of a school or daycare the daycare that's too close here is run by the same service this site is one of five supervised consumption sites in Toronto slated to be shut down by the provincial government that would replace them with treatment centers the new rules will also affect at least two sites within homeless shelters the sites in red are the ones that will no longer operate in Toronto in a statement a health Ministry spokesperson said communities parents and families across Ontario have made it clear that the presence of drug consumption sites near schools and daycares is leading to serious safety problems we agree that's why our government is taking action to keep Community safe while supporting the recovery of those struggling with opioids addiction a terrible idea it means more people will die how many not clear but a CTV News Review of federal data showed sites facing shutdown in Toronto reversed at least three overdoses a day across Ontario it was almost six a day and Toronto police neighborhood level data didn't show an increase in crime after the sites were brought in those who work with addicts say supervised consumption sites keep people alive long enough to access treatment I've seen how people have changed their lives overall like they've been able to have a family a stable job a service these people say doesn't just save lives it can change them John Woodward CTV News

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