Both the province and city have mused about closing the safe consumption site at the Sheldon Chumir Centre. /Postmedia NetworkPhoto by Jim Wells

Opinion: Closure of Calgary’s supervised consumption site is a death sentence

by · Calgary Herald

Recently, Mental Health and Addiction Minister Dan Williams and other influential voices have critiqued supervised consumption sites (SCS), perpetuating harmful rhetoric that undermines the proven effectiveness of harm-reduction services. Williams questions whether SCS reduce crime or improve public health — extensive research confirms they do both.