Canadian Public Health Association
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Governments Must Maintain a Full Continuum of Care in Response to the Toxic Drug Crisis
The Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA) is deeply concerned by recent reporting on supervised consumption services in Saskatoon and the broader signals this sends about the direction of substance use policy in Canada. While investments in treatment and recovery are essential, they cannot come…Closing supervised consumption services in Alberta will cost lives, warns national public health association
The Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA) is calling on the Government of Alberta to immediately halt its decision to close supervised consumption services in Calgary and Lethbridge, warning that the move will lead to preventable deaths. At a time when Alberta continues to face significant h…Ontario’s decision to defund supervised consumption services risks lives and undermines a comprehensive response to the toxic drug crisis
The Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA) is expressing serious concern regarding the Government of Ontario’s decision to withdraw funding from seven supervised consumption services (SCS) sites across the province. While CPHA welcomes continued investments in Homelessness and Addiction Recovery…Policy & Position Statements
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