Decision Delayed on Fate of Vancouver Safe-Injection Site
October 6th, 2007 Posted by: Dr. Dobson
Canada’s conservative government has given a Vancouver safe heroin-injection site a six-month lease on life, but the decision is being criticized by supporters of the Insite program, the Victoria Times-Colonist reported Oct. 3.
The program’s exemption from Canada’s drug laws was extended until June 2008 by Canadian Health Minister Tony Clement, but backers of the harm-reduction program called the move a delaying tactic to push the issue past a federal election.
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