Safe Supply in Waterloo Region

WATERLOO REGION — There are people who will wonder why the Canadian government is ready to spend $2.3 million to buy drugs for addicts in Waterloo Region.

There are others who might even disagree with the entire notion of a publicly funded safe drug supply program because they fear it will only make it easier for people to inject something that’s bad for them.

But we must accept the stark reality that, after COVID-19, the opioid epidemic is this region’s biggest health crisis and we’re not doing enough to turn the tide of death and suffering.

The number of local overdose fatalities rose from 62 two years ago to 102 in 2020 so it is imperative… [read more here]

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