Supervised Injection Sites, Harm Reduction & the Social Determinants of Addiction

28/07/2019 1h 0min
Supervised Injection Sites, Harm Reduction & the Social Determinants of Addiction

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We spend the hour on Supervised Injection Sites, harm reduction & addiction. We air an interview with Carrie Stefanson from Vancouver Coastal Health about Insite - the supervised injection site in Vancouver operating since 2003. We also discuss the ongoing discussion in Windham Co. around opioid-related deaths, poverty, and the conditions of people's lives that lead to addiction.