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06.02.2021 / 02:20

Compounding issues pile up, putting pressure on Saskatoon aid organizations

global pandemic into the mix, and it all becomes a little too much.Mandolyn Gales, a housing support worker at Prairie Harm Reduction (PHR), is feeling fatigued.“All of us are doing the best that we possibly can to take care of ourselves and be able to show up every day and still support our folks,” Gales told Global News.She constantly worries about her clients getting sick, overdosing or freezing to death. Frigid blast of Arctic air descending on Saskatchewan “Those are stresses that we’re having to take home that you can’t just shut off,” she said.

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Despite record drug deaths amid coronavirus, Trudeau still won’t support decriminalization

Justin Trudeau is continuing to distance himself from growing calls to decriminalize personal possession of hard drugs, despite a recent spike of overdose deaths across multiple provinces amid the coronavirus pandemic.Asked whether it’s time to explore the move during an exclusive virtual interview with Global News’ Sophie Lui on Wednesday, Trudeau said decriminalization is “one option among many” that could help solve Canada’s opioid crisis, but that it’s not “a silver bullet.” Discussion on decriminalizing drugs should be considered in wake of opioid deaths: Tam “We need to take a much more complex and a much more multifaceted approach, which we have been doing,” he said. “And I understand people are looking for a silver bullet.

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Discussion on decriminalizing drugs should be considered in wake of opioid deaths: Tam

opioid use, and she suggests decriminalizing hard drugs should be part of the discussion to find solutions.Dr. Theresa Tam says several provinces — including British Columbia, Ontario and Alberta — are seeing concerning spikes in overdose deaths since the COVID-19 pandemic began.During a news conference Friday, she said the situation is “escalating as we speak.” Canada’s police chiefs support decriminalizing drug possession.

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B.C. government doubling youth treatment beds as illicit drug overdose deaths continue to climb

ongoing pandemic due to an increase in toxic drug supplies and more drug users being home and alone.In total there will be 123 new beds from people aged 12 to 24. They will be for youth substance-use treatment and withdrawal management.The money won’t be available right away, with the improvement earmarked to come in from now until 2022-23.

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B.C. Premier John Horgan formally asking federal government to decriminalize illegal drugs

B.C. overdose deaths hit record high for second consecutive month In June, 175 people in the province died from an illicit drug overdose, surpassing the previous high of 171 in May.The Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police (CACP) is calling for the decriminalization of simple possession of illicit drugs, a call Horgan is openly supporting.The association is calling for the creation of a national task force to look into drug policy reform.B.C.’s top doctor urges province to decriminalize possession of hard drugs to address overdose crisisProvincial health officer Dr.

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Government denies funding for 1st supervised consumption site in Saskatchewan

supervised drug consumption site says without provincial funding it will have to reduce its operations.AIDS Saskatoon had requested $1.3 million from the province to open their site around the clock 365 days a year. Executive director Jason Mercredi said the province had told the group before the COVID-19 pandemic hit that there was money in the budget for two case managers but nothing else.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Mercredi said it’s disappointing, but with reduced staff and hours, AIDS Saskatoon won’t be able to see as many people.He said there’s been an uptick in overdoses and heroin use in the city.

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Province reports more than 100 illicit drug deaths for second straight month

There have been more than 100 illicit drug overdose deaths for the first time in back-to-back months since the end of 2018.

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B.C. firefighters told to put non-life threatening medical calls on back burner amid COVID-19

Firefighters in B.C. have been directed by the provincial health officer to stop responding to medical emergency calls unless they present an immediate threat to the patient’s life.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0