Fri Dec 3, 2021 – 1:51 pm ESTFri Dec 3, 2021 – 2:46 pm EST
TORONTO (LifeSiteNews) — Despite record-breaking overdose deaths in recent years, Toronto is looking to decriminalize all drugs for personal use.
On November 29, Toronto Public Health announced its plans to decriminalize all street drugs as a part of its “comprehensive approach” in combatting the drug overdose crisis occurring in the city, which has seen a drastic surge in deaths since the start of the coronavirus crisis.
“Given an 81 per cent increase in reported overdose deaths in Toronto over the past year and concern about the increasing role of ultra-potent opioids, Toronto Public Health (TPH) is presenting a report to its Board for new and expanded measures to address the increase suffering caused by this public health crisis,” TPH stated in a press release.
Included in the proposed measures is an increase in “federal and provincial investments in critical health and social supports including, prevention, harm reduction and treatment services,” a “national framework to decriminalize the simple possession of all drugs for personal use,” as well as “an approach towards decriminalization within the city’s boundaries.”
According to the release, a report will be made for December 6, where the issue will be discussed further by the
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