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The city of Ottawa could be forced to open supervised drug injection clinics if the province says to — much like it did back in 2007 with the safe inhalation program for crack addicts. “City council voted to end the crack pipe program and it was ended. And then the province stepped in and forced […]
MoreSupervised injection sites enable addicts and will bring more drugs into the city via ‘no-go’ zones where drug laws won’t be enforced, says the co-founder of Safer Ottawa. Chris Grinham, who helps clean up spent drug paraphernalia cleanup in Lowertown, predicts a five-block radius will be filled with dealers, who’ll start carrying a low supply. […]
MoreSexually transmitted infections are at their highest rates since the early ’90s, and the federal government is trying to combat STIs in Canada’s youth by investing six figures in a new study. The Canadian Sexual Health Indicators Survey is the first of its kind and will collect data from 18 to 20-year-olds across the country […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2011/11/15/ottawa-looks-to-big-apple-for-condom-strategy Ottawa Public Health is drawing inspiration from New York City’s free condom program to curb the rise of sexually transmitted infections. “We want condoms to be as accessible as possible,” said sexual health program manager Andrew Hendriks. Ottawa has higher rates of chlamydia, gonorrhea, HIV, and syphilis compared to the rest of […]
MoreAs if Ottawa residents weren’t already upset enough about the possibility of infection from Dr. Christiane Farazli’s poor cleaning practices in her Carling Ave. endoscopy clinic, they’re also going to have to foot the $800,000 bill. SEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2011/10/19/nightmare-colonoscopy-by-dirty-lab-doc-2003-complaint
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