Vancouver drug injection site under threat

  • 13 years ago
Vancouver has one of North America's highest concentration of intravenous drug users -- and also the sole center where they can legally go to shoot up. Users at Insite inject drugs in a supervised environment and get access to treatment and counseling if desired. The results since Insite's opening in 2003 are significant -- a reduction in HIV/AIDS and hepatitis C infection, and a decrease in deaths due to overdose. But centre is under attack from the conservative federal government, which is seeking to shut it down. Duration: 02:22

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