TORONTO — Temporary relief has washed over users of Toronto's original supervised consumption site after learning the place will not close when the building's lease expires in the spring, though its long-term prospects are bleak.
TORONTO — Temporary relief has washed over users of Toronto's original supervised consumption site after learning the place will not close when the building's lease expires in the spring, though its long-term prospects are bleak.
"I'm ecstatic right now," said James Desmond, who goes by the name Scotian and regularly visits the Moss Park site."But it won't last." Toronto's medical officer of health said earlier this week the closures of supervised consumption sites will spur an increase in overdoses and emergency calls. Dr. Na-Koshie Lamptey urged the province to consider increasing access to the service.
It now sits in what many consider to be the epicentre of Ontario's opioid crisis, with a number of shelters and corresponding services nearby. Like other consumption sites across the province, Moss Park offers a wide variety of services, including primary care, detox referrals, crisis intervention and a whole host of physical and mental health supports.
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