The paucity of information on harm reduction services specifically targeted at crystal methamphetamine smokers (such as the provision of safer crystal meth pipes) in the literature suggests that Toronto may be one of the first municipalities to address this void in existing public health services. ...
It's quite strange to me in which the city decided to keep a harm reduction site at the corner of a touristy, and very busy intersection. Anonymous on Nov 09, 2023: Toronto Police rarely do anything to the average person who is a victim of a public assault, scam or armed robbery. ...
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“We recognize the different approaches cities, provinces, and other organizations are taking. We will continue to work with Toronto Public Health to ensure both public health and public safety is considered.” Better access to services, including 24-7 harm reduction and substa...
The prescription opioid and heroin crisis: a public health approach to an epidemic of addiction. Annu Rev Public Health. 2015;36(1):559–74. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-publhealth-031914-122957. Article PubMed Google Scholar Stone K, Shirley-Beavan S. Global State of Harm Reduction ...
Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada Trevor A. Hart BC Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver, Canada James Wilton Department of Medicine, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Canada Ahmed M. Bayoumi Contributions ...
The city estimates that among 60+ makeshift structures in the park there are between 28 and 35 people living there, all of whom will be offered " safe, indoor space, with access to meals, showers and laundry, harm reduction, physical and mental health supports, and a housing worker." ...
Number one was the creation of non-police response teams to manage mental health crises. Campbell is the person in charge of turning that call into action. For the last year, she’s been developing an $11-million pilot project that will deploy teams of harm-reduction workers, de-escalation...
Lung function measures in the Canadian population Evans J, McRae L, Hodder R, Chen Y Chronic Disease Surveillance Division, Public Health Agency of Canada Aim: To investigate lung function measures in relation to the prevalence of self-reported chronic respiratory disease in a sample representative ...
TPPRA does not believe that it is the proper role of government to harm the health of residents against their will. Economics/efficacy: Given the recently released scathing provincial Auditor General’s report concerning the massive failure of the provincial governments smart electricity meter program...