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Glenco said:
182 people died from toxic drug overdoses in BC in April home of safe consumption sites. How does that help?
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87000 people died from cancer in Canada, home of doctors. How does that help?

SCS are one tool in fighting overdose deaths, a vital one proven many times over to save lives. It is NOT a silver bullet that immediately solves all addictions or overdoes deaths. To discount their value based on that metric is disingenuous and an argument made in bad faith. I was just at the Homeless Memorial today where our count of people who died on the street last years was 421, nearly 4x what it was 5 years ago. We have fewer resources, fewer supports, and a higher level of addiction than ever before. The constant shutting down of services for this community is cruel.
 
SarcasticMarmot said:
87000 people died from cancer in Canada, home of doctors. How does that help?

SCS are one tool in fighting overdose deaths, a vital one proven many times over to save lives. It is NOT a silver bullet that immediately solves all addictions or overdoes deaths. To discount their value based on that metric is disingenuous and an argument made in bad faith. I was just at the Homeless Memorial today where our count of people who died on the street last years was 421, nearly 4x what it was 5 years ago. We have fewer resources, fewer supports, and a higher level of addiction than ever before. The constant shutting down of services for this community is cruel.
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It's also worth noting that nobody has died yet in an AB safe consumption site. You can't treat someone if they died. And in April 2023, Alberta saw 198 overdose deaths; consider the population difference between Alberta and BC too.

edmontonjournal.com

Alberta focused on its recovery model as drug deaths hit record high in 2023

A total of 2,052 Albertans died of drug poisoning from January to December of 2023, a 17 per cent increase over 2022.
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SarcasticMarmot said:
87000 people died from cancer in Canada, home of doctors. How does that help?

SCS are one tool in fighting overdose deaths, a vital one proven many times over to save lives. It is NOT a silver bullet that immediately solves all addictions or overdoes deaths. To discount their value based on that metric is disingenuous and an argument made in bad faith. I was just at the Homeless Memorial today where our count of people who died on the street last years was 421, nearly 4x what it was 5 years ago. We have fewer resources, fewer supports, and a higher level of addiction than ever before. The constant shutting down of services for this community is cruel.
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I'm will be quoting this cancer/doctor analogy on a regular basis.
 
If you want to take the cancer analogy further if radiation therapy had the failure rate that SCS they would quickly change strategies.
 
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511 likes, 32 comments - beljan_development on July 25, 2024: "New Project Announcement: Ritchie Hub! Located on 96th Street & Whyte Ave, Ritchie Hub will be the cornerstone of the community. Its unique location and additional amenity offerings will create a community ‘hub’ that attracts...
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