Participants said their loved ones faced stigma when seeking help — including at Peterborough’s hospital. “We have a lot of growth to do,” a hospital representative responded. “But we’re trying very hard to get better.”
Participants' lives are stabilizing and improving thanks to safer supply prescriptions, clinic researchers find
“What we’re seeing here is the stigma winning,” said Mkwa Giizis.
"This is not about criminalizing," Chief Betts said. "This is simply about ensuring our entire community, our entire city, feels safe."
Chief Stuart Betts announces a "no-tolerance" approach to policing public drug use and one local harm reduction worker reacts to the policy shift
“We need to demand safe supply for everyone,” event organizer Gail Parry says
Peterborough's 360 Degree Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic has applied for renewed Health Canada funding to expand its safer supply program, but it will keep offering the service to current participants even if the additional funding doesn't come through, program manager says.
Peterborough Police received congratulations for their recent drug bust. But the sudden removal of drugs from a community can do more harm than good, according to local advocates.
Civil service approved CTS application in June 2021, emails suggest
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