Kingston-area public health calls for decriminalization of personal use drugs
The opioid and drug poisoning crisis has reached a tipping point according to Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox and Addington Public Health.
KFL&A Public Health will submit an online petition to the federal government which will also call on the feds to support the provinces’ efforts to respond to the drug poisoning crisis, and to create a standing committee to respond to the crisis to support harm reduction, prevention, and treatment options for people who use substances.“Decriminalization is an evidence-informed approach to reducing the harms associated with substance use.
The health unit says there was a 27 per cent increase in opioid-related deaths from 2019 to 2020, and there were 31 deaths in the first nine months of 2021.CMHC forecasts continued housing price increases
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