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Ont. reducing drug consumption sites won’t reduce users, says doctor | Canada Tonight
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5:01Now PlayingOntario has banned supervised drug consumption sites within 200 metres of schools and child-care centres, leading to several closures as a result. Canada Tonight’s medical contributor Dr. Samir Gupta says research has shown that drug consumption sites ‘save lives. Sites are located to accommodate users where they already are, instead of becoming a place for use, therefore, taking away a site will not necessarily displace the users.
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