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With the looming closure of five supervised consumption sites in Toronto, harm reduction advocates took time Wednesday to train members of the public on how to reverse drug overdoses.Posted: Oct 03, 2024 7:55 AM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago
"If the supervised consumption sites were to close, we are afraid that people would be overdosing outside in public and that we'd need the public to help us to save lives. We also know that paramedics cannot get out fast enough and it's a respiratory emergency, so people don't have time," Dodd, a harm reduction worker, added.
In an accompanying news release, TOPS said the training is necessary because advocates believe the planned closures of the sites will have deadly consequences for people who use drugs. The group called the closures a "callous policy change.
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