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Insite is a supervised drug injection site in the Downtown Eastside (DTES) neighbourhood of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada [1] The DTES had 4,700 chronic drug users in 2000 and has been considered to be the centre of an "injection drug epidemic". The site provides a supervised and health-focused location for injection drug use, primarily ...
The group's members have been actively involved in lobbying for support of Insite, North America's first safe injection site, located in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver. [3] Its board of directors consists entirely of current and former drug addicts. [4] It was co-founded by Ann Livingston and Bud Osborn. [2]
Supervised injection sites are also known as overdose prevention centers (OPCs), [6] supervised injection facilities, [7] safe consumption rooms, [8] safe injection sites, [1] safe injection rooms, [9] fix rooms, [10] fixing rooms, [11] safer injection facilities (SIF), drug consumption facilities (DCF), [2] drug consumption rooms (DCRs), [12] medically supervised injecting centres (MSICs) and ...
Years into a drug overdose crisis, Canada is facing backlash against government-sanctioned programs such as legal injection sites designed to keep users alive without curtailing drug use. The ...
For years, this Canadian city has hosted safe consumption sites for addicts. They've saved lives, but with some painful tradeoffs. Vancouver's safe drug-use sites are wrenching to see.
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AIDS Vancouver participates in events such as World AIDS Day and has previously been involved in activities like the AIDS Walk for Life and the We Care Red Ribbon Campaign. Additionally, AIDS Vancouver hosts the Holiday Grocery event annually in December, providing groceries to support the community during the holiday season.
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