Fear of deadly fentanyl doesn't stop addicts at pop-up injection sites - News Summed Up

Fear of deadly fentanyl doesn't stop addicts at pop-up injection sites


(CBC)He's doing all this in what's called a pop-up injection site. A volunteer sweeps up the plastic caps and wrappers from syringes at the entrance to a pop-up safe injection site. (CBC)Muchikekwanape credits the pop-up injection site with saving his life, saying it's unlikely he would have survived if he had overdosed alone. But, Ouelette says, there aren't enough volunteers to keep the pop-up injection sites open around the clock. Sue Ouelette volunteers at Vancouver's pop-up safe injection sites but says there aren't enough resources to keep them going round the clock.


Source: CBC News November 25, 2016 02:18 UTC



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