Saskatchewan is providing test strips that can check drugs for toxic substances including fentanyl at overdose prevention sites in Regina and Saskatoon
The new safe consumption site Prairie Harm Reduction is seen in Saskatoon on Sept. 30, 2020. Saskatchewan is providing test strips for drug checking to overdose prevention sites in Regina and Saskatoon.Saskatchewan is providing test strips that can check drugs for toxic substances at overdose prevention sites in Regina and Saskatoon.
“We keep having record years for overdoses,” Jason Mercredi, executive director of Prairie Harm Reduction in Saskatoon, said Tuesday.“Year over year since 2016, overdoses have been increasing, and primarily the spots that have been hit are Saskatoon and Regina.The test strips only detect the presence of fentanyl or benzodiazepine – not their potency – and do not screen for every contaminant.
“We have seen the devastating impact that fentanyl has had on so many Saskatchewan families and communities,” Mental Health and Addictions Minister Everett Hindley said in a news release. The test strips will be available to clients at Prairie Harm Reduction and the Newo-Yotina Friendship Centre in Regina.Mercredi said using the test strips will also allow his organization to notify the community about tainted street drugs in real time.
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