Health Canada approves application for interim safe injection site in Toronto
TORONTO — Health Canada announced Sunday that it has approved an application by Toronto Public Health to open a safe injection site several months earlier than anticipated.
An “interim safe injection site” will open for service on Monday, Aug. 21 in the same building as the planned permanent site, which is currently under renovation.
“Supervised consumption sites save lives and improve health without increasing drug use or crime in the surrounding area,” Health Canada said in a statement.
Three permanent safe injection sites were set to open in the city this fall. But harm reduction experts say those plans were made years ago, before the opioid crisis was as severe as it is now.