Hamilton's board of health is considering establishing supervised injection sites and expanding its naloxone program, a combined $500,000 effort to curb the number of drug overdose deaths in the city. The board on Monday will debate putting $250,000 in next year's budget to look at supervised injection sites for drug users. If Hamilton eventually opens supervised injection sites, it will join Vancouver as one of two Canadian cities who offer the service, says a staff report. Other cities, such as Toronto and Montreal, are looking at supervised injection sites but have yet to receive exemptions under the federal Controlled Drugs and Substances Act. That includes three new staff — two outreach workers and a public health nurse.

Source: CBC News September 16, 2016 16:52 UTC