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Ottawa Public Health officials insist steps are being taken to clean up discarded drug paraphernalia after dirty needles were recently dumped in a Byward Market restaurant toilet and a six-year-old boy was pricked in Carlington. “Every time we talk to someone who’s using drugs, we counsel them about safe disposal of their equipment,” said associate […]
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. […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2012/02/11/hookah-crackdown-too-much-owner A downtown business owner says the public health department’s crackdown on tobacco is warranted, but not if it’s intended to stop all forms of smoking. “I think they’re going a step too far. It’s becoming Communist within a country like Canada,” said Charbel Karakouzian. He co-owns the Garlic Corner shawarma restaurant in […]
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 […]
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