Municipal leaders from across Canada gathering in Lethbridge this month to discuss substance-use solutions
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Municipal leaders across Canada are set to gather in Lethbridge to continue work on the first municipally led integrated standards for treatment, harm reduction, recovery, prevention and enforcement services, policies and strategies.
The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) reports that between January 2016 and September 2023, over 42,000 Canadians died due to apparent opioid toxicity. The overall death rate and impacts to health, mental health and well-being are much higher. Together, this represents a significant toll on communities.
Substance use in public spaces, a rising number of substance use related hospitalizations and deaths and a lack of affordable housing are only some of the challenges faced by smaller cities in meeting this challenge, CCSA says.
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