News (Media Awareness Project) - CN BC: PUB LTE: A Health Facility, Not A 'Shooting Gallery' |
| Title: | CN BC: PUB LTE: A Health Facility, Not A 'Shooting Gallery' |
| Published On: | 2003-03-17 |
| Source: | Province, The (CN BC) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-01-20 22:05:28 |
A HEALTH FACILITY, NOT A 'SHOOTING GALLERY'
Your headline writer's reference recently to a "shooting gallery" opening
in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside was inaccurate.
The Vancouver Coastal Health Authority has applied to the federal Ministry
of Health to operate a safe injection site as part of a comprehensive
scientific research program into this aspect of harm reduction.
It is a health facility to treat a health-care crisis.
With addiction deaths again on the rise, we are moving forward with the
four-pillars strategy, which includes harm reduction as one element.
Larry Campbell, Mayor,
Vancouver
Your headline writer's reference recently to a "shooting gallery" opening
in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside was inaccurate.
The Vancouver Coastal Health Authority has applied to the federal Ministry
of Health to operate a safe injection site as part of a comprehensive
scientific research program into this aspect of harm reduction.
It is a health facility to treat a health-care crisis.
With addiction deaths again on the rise, we are moving forward with the
four-pillars strategy, which includes harm reduction as one element.
Larry Campbell, Mayor,
Vancouver
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