News (Media Awareness Project) - CN BC: Did You Know |
| Title: | CN BC: Did You Know |
| Published On: | 2009-07-07 |
| Source: | Province, The (CN BC) |
| Fetched On: | 2009-07-07 17:13:12 |
DID YOU KNOW . . .
That Vancouver Has A Long History With Needles?
Vancouver was home to the first free needle exchange in North
America. The Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users program opened in
1989 and gave out 128,000 needles in its first year. Now it
distributes three million needles a year to an estimated 5,000 to
10,000 addicts. In the spring of 2002, the agency was providing an
average of 1,165 needles per night.
An unsupervised injection site supported by Pivot opened on Carrall
Street in April 2003. Insite opened in September that year.
That Vancouver Has A Long History With Needles?
Vancouver was home to the first free needle exchange in North
America. The Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users program opened in
1989 and gave out 128,000 needles in its first year. Now it
distributes three million needles a year to an estimated 5,000 to
10,000 addicts. In the spring of 2002, the agency was providing an
average of 1,165 needles per night.
An unsupervised injection site supported by Pivot opened on Carrall
Street in April 2003. Insite opened in September that year.
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