Insite marking 10 years on the Downtown Eastside
VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – Tomorrow marks 10 years since Insite opened its doors for drug addicts to shoot up in a supervised environment. Ahead of the milestone, News1130 is speaking with both supporters...
View ArticleStudy touts local supervised injection site’s benefits
VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – These are uncertain times for a Vancouver-based supervised injection site and its backers are now out with a study promoting its benefits. This comes as the service for...
View ArticleA Liberal government could mean more supervised injection sites across Canada
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – A new Liberal government bodes well for the development of more supervised injection sites across the country, just like the controversial one we have here in Vancouver. Dr....
View ArticleSecond supervised injection site approved for Vancouver
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – After years of intense political opposition to safe-injection sites, Health Canada has granted approval for the operation of a second clinic in Vancouver. The Dr. Peter AIDS...
View ArticleAbbotsford to address harm reduction tactics this fall
ABBOTSFORD (NEWS 1130) – As this year is set to outpace 2015 for the number of overdoses in some BC communities, the conversation around harm reduction services in Abbotsford is opening back up. An...
View ArticleFederal hurdles for supervised injection sites frustrate Coastal Health
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – Vancouver Coastal Health is reporting progress in curbing the number of overdose deaths in Vancouver, but federal restrictions on supervised injection sites continue to slow...
View ArticleThree new supervised injection sites approved for Metro Vancouver
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – The federal government has approved four new supervised drug injection sites, three of them in the Lower Mainland. Subject to final inspections by Health Canada, Surrey has been...
View ArticleVancouver activist calls for drugs to be prescribed for addicts
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – A local drug activist says doctors should be able to prescribe heroin and other hard substances to those with addictions. This comes after Ottawa approved three more supervised...
View ArticleSurrey’s supervised injection site will open this week
SURREY (NEWS 1130) – This Thursday, the first-ever supervised injection site will open its doors in Surrey to help curb the city’s mounting overdose deaths. Seven booths and medical staff will be...
View ArticleNew supervised injection site opening in the Downtown Eastside
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – Vancouver is officially getting a new supervised injection site tomorrow and with it comes hope the number of overdose deaths will drop. Drug users will only be able to inject...
View ArticleStudy touts local supervised injection site’s benefits
VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – These are uncertain times for a Vancouver-based supervised injection site and its backers are now out with a study promoting its benefits. This comes as the service for...
View ArticleA Liberal government could mean more supervised injection sites across Canada
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – A new Liberal government bodes well for the development of more supervised injection sites across the country, just like the controversial one we have here in Vancouver. Dr....
View ArticleSecond supervised injection site approved for Vancouver
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – After years of intense political opposition to safe-injection sites, Health Canada has granted approval for the operation of a second clinic in Vancouver. The Dr. Peter AIDS...
View ArticleAbbotsford to address harm reduction tactics this fall
ABBOTSFORD (NEWS 1130) – As this year is set to outpace 2015 for the number of overdoses in some BC communities, the conversation around harm reduction services in Abbotsford is opening back up. An...
View ArticleFederal hurdles for supervised injection sites frustrate Coastal Health
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – Vancouver Coastal Health is reporting progress in curbing the number of overdose deaths in Vancouver, but federal restrictions on supervised injection sites continue to slow...
View ArticleThree new supervised injection sites approved for Metro Vancouver
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – The federal government has approved four new supervised drug injection sites, three of them in the Lower Mainland. Subject to final inspections by Health Canada, Surrey has been...
View ArticleVancouver activist calls for drugs to be prescribed for addicts
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – A local drug activist says doctors should be able to prescribe heroin and other hard substances to those with addictions. This comes after Ottawa approved three more supervised...
View ArticleSurrey’s supervised injection site will open this week
SURREY (NEWS 1130) – This Thursday, the first-ever supervised injection site will open its doors in Surrey to help curb the city’s mounting overdose deaths. Seven booths and medical staff will be...
View ArticleNew supervised injection site opening in the Downtown Eastside
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – Vancouver is officially getting a new supervised injection site tomorrow and with it comes hope the number of overdose deaths will drop. Drug users will only be able to inject...
View Article‘InSite is even more valuable now’: supervised injection site marks 15 years
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – It’s been 15 years since InSite opened its doors in the Downtown Eastside amid public opposition and court challenges. The supervised injection site was up and running on Sept....
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