Vancouver Coastal Health declines stand-alone supervised consumption site in Richmond due to low drug toxicity death rate, focuses on strengthening overdose prevention services and addiction treatment.

Vancouver Coastal Health announced that it will no longer consider a stand-alone supervised consumption site in Richmond, British Columbia, despite council support. The decision came after reviewing recent Public Health data, which shows Richmond's comparatively low rate of drug toxicity deaths. The health authority plans to continue working with the city to strengthen other overdose prevention services and expand access to addiction treatment.

February 14, 2024
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