"There will be people who die because of this. The outcome has been quite terrible in those communities in terms of public substance use, increased overdoses, increased deaths and increased syringes in the community."
"At CTS Niagara, which is open daily, people bring their own supply of street drugs to inject or consume them under the watchful eyes of Niagara Emergency Medical Services paramedics, who are trained to respond immediately to any overdose."
"The Health Ministry informed Positive Living Niagara, which operates Consumption and Treatment Services (CTS), that Ontario government funding for the St. Catharines site would end in 90 days. CTS is among seven supervised drug consumption sites in Ontario set to have their funding cut in the coming weeks."
Ontario's Health Ministry is ending funding for Consumption and Treatment Services (CTS), the Niagara Region's only safe drug consumption site, within 90 days. This closure is part of a broader provincial strategy to shut down seven supervised consumption sites across Ontario, with the government redirecting focus toward treatment and recovery through HART Hubs. Advocates warn the closure will result in increased overdose deaths, hepatitis C and HIV cases, and public substance use. CTS operates daily with trained paramedics monitoring injections and responding to overdoses. Similar closures in other Ontario communities have resulted in increased deaths, overdoses, and community health issues.
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