EDMONTON — Premier Jason Kenney is rejecting accusations he is putting vulnerable Albertans at risk by freezing funds for proposed new supervised consumption drug sites. Drugs are not provided at supervised consumption sides, but people who use them have access to sterile equipment, along with health and social services support and treatment in case they overdose. She accused Kenney of “turning your back on these vulnerable Albertans.”“These sites are literally saving lives every day,” said Notley. He declined to say if existing supervised drug consumption sites will remain, saying he does not want to prejudge the review. Heather Sweet, the NDP’s critic on addictions, said the government is already sending a message by freezing the existing sites.

Source: National Post June 03, 2019 21:45 UTC