https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2025/03/22/evidence-shows-that-opcs-are-a-key-tool-to-reduce-overdose-deaths-arizona-lawmakers-shouldnt-ban-them/
Data from countless studies have shown that OPCs reduce HIV and hepatitis infections, public drug use, discarded syringes and 911 utilization while also increasing rates of addiction treatment.

#OPCs #harmreduction #safeinjectionsites

Evidence Shows that OPCs are a Key Tool to Reduce Overdose Deaths. Arizona Lawmakers Shouldn’t Ban Them.

The Arizona house passed HB 2798 and now the Senate is expected to do the same, placing a preemptive ban on what might otherwise be a useful tool in our communities.

Arizona Capitol Times

#PierrePoilievre would close #safeinjectionsites if "elected Prime Minister". Is that what you want? If it is, Poilievre doesn't care how many Canadians die from overdoses if their deaths will buy your vote. Their lives are in your hands.

https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6446234

Poilievre says his government will close supervised injection sites near schools, playgrounds

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says that if he is elected prime minister his government would close supervised injection sites near areas where the public could be endangered and instead allocate money to treatment services.

CBC
Politicians need to think about the real harm sharing false, slanted or ‘rage-farming’ social media content does and stop doing it #misinformation #safeinjectionsites #harmreduction #Canada https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/03/14/Conservative-MP-Misinformation-Safe-Injection-Sites/?utm_source=daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=140324
A Conservative MP Helped Spread Misinformation about Safe Injection Sites | The Tyee

An advocate says politicians need to ensure accuracy before sharing false, slanted or ‘rage-farming’ social media content.

The Tyee
@rachael @jonobie agreed that city politics make toilet policies nearly impossible. An infamous attempt at #publicwashrooms 20 years ago was costly and increased fear of drug users. The reasonable solution is #safeinjectionsites for drug use and many well maintained, accessible, #toilets, showers. Journalist Erica C Barnett has covered these issues, and their intersections extensively on dead bird site and her online Publicola https://publicola.com/masthead/
Masthead - PubliCola

Publisher, Editor Erica C. Barnett Erica C. Barnett is a longtime journalist covering local news and politics, co-founder of PubliCola,…

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B.C. MLA the latest politician with mixed messaging for non-English media

BC Liberal Leader Kevin Falcon says he supports supervised drug injection sites, but when one of his MLAs spoke to a Mandarin news show last week, she had a different message.

Global News
Smoking heroin doesn't make it any safer

Smoking heroin doesn't make it any safer

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