Health Canada approves safe injection site for Calgary; temporary site opens soon
CALGARY — Health Canada has approved a safe injection site for opioid drugs in Calgary.
Alberta Health says a temporary site will open soon in the parking area of the Sheldon M. Chumir Health Centre while a permanent site inside the centre is being constructed.
Alberta Health says patients will also be able to get treatment, including suboxone, methadone, and counselling.
Evidence shows that supervised consumption services save lives, reduce transmission of infections by providing sterile needles and equipment and build safer communities by reducing public substance use and discarded needles.