N.S. seeing an increase in teens with long-lasting psychosis due to high-potency cannabis
Clinicians at Halifax's IWK Health Centre say more young patients are arriving with severe symptoms tied to high-potency cannabis — and their symptoms are taking much longer to clear, even after they stop using the drug.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/teens-long-lasting-psychosis-due-to-high-potency-cannabis-9.7216386?cmp=rss
N.S. seeing an increase in teens with long-lasting psychosis due to high-potency cannabis
Clinicians at Halifax's IWK Health Centre say more young patients are arriving with severe symptoms tied to high-potency cannabis — and their symptoms are taking much longer to clear, even after they stop using the drug.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/teens-long-lasting-psychosis-due-to-high-potency-cannabis-9.7216386?cmp=rss
Guelph's city hall to no longer be used as overnight warming or cooling space
Guelph will no longer open city hall for overnight stays during extreme weather events. The move comes after staff reported it was too difficult to manage the number of people coming in and there were problems with damage to washrooms, open drug use and sexual behaviours in the ...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/guelph-city-hall-not-overnight-warming-cooling-centre-extreme-weather-9.7215347?cmp=rss
Province says it won't support 'safer use space' in Windsor Arena tiny home concept
An unsupervised space providing drug use supplies could be a part of the city’s concept for a “pod-style” village of tiny homes inside the former Windsor arena.
But not if the province has anything to say about it.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/windsor-arena-tiny-house-safer-use-space-opposition-9.7215706?cmp=rss
As clock ticks down for Ontario consumption sites, users fear they won’t survive
For Riley Bisson, the unassuming one-storey house with a red brick exterior in Toronto's downtown core is more than just a place to safely use drugs.
#Politics #Ontariopolitics
https://globalnews.ca/news/11851121/ontario-consumption-sites/
As clock ticks down for Ontario consumption sites, users fear they won’t survive
For Riley Bisson, the unassuming one-storey house with a red brick exterior in Toronto's downtown core is more than just a place to safely use drugs.
#Politics #Ontariopolitics
https://globalnews.ca/news/11851121/ontario-consumption-sites/
As clock ticks down for Ontario consumption sites, users fear they won’t survive
For Riley Bisson, the unassuming one-storey house with a red brick exterior in Toronto's downtown core is more than just a place to safely use drugs.
#Politics #Ontariopolitics
https://globalnews.ca/news/11851121/ontario-consumption-sites/
Councillor Susan Stevenson enters race to be London's next mayor
Coun. Susan Stevenson, a frequent critic of how the City of London has responded to homelessness and drug use in the downtown core, has entered the race to become the city's next mayor.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/stevenson-mayor-9.7195313?cmp=rss
Portage Avenue businesses say governments must address rise in open drug use, vandalism in area
A downtown Winnipeg charity shop says it's worried about the safety of its customers and volunteers after a recent rise in open drug use and vandalism outside of their Portage Avenue storefront.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/winnipeg-thrift-store-charity-safety-9.7194475?cmp=rss