After some Toronto supervised drug-use sites forced to close, remaining services shoulder the fallout | Unpublished
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Author: Liam Casey
Publication Date: August 7, 2025 - 18:40

After some Toronto supervised drug-use sites forced to close, remaining services shoulder the fallout

August 7, 2025

A great shift is underway in Toronto months after the closures of several supervised drug-use sites, as their users seek alternatives and drop-in centres see an alarming jump in overdoses.

Some segments of the city’s homeless population have resettled near remaining drug-use sites, but fluctuating intakes have been reported at different locations.



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