{"id":8948,"date":"2025-01-02T23:16:32","date_gmt":"2025-01-02T23:16:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/torontotribune.ca\/index.php\/2025\/01\/02\/regina-friendship-centre-receives-exemption-to-operate-as-supervised-consumption-site-regina\/"},"modified":"2025-01-02T23:16:32","modified_gmt":"2025-01-02T23:16:32","slug":"regina-friendship-centre-receives-exemption-to-operate-as-supervised-consumption-site-regina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/torontotribune.ca\/index.php\/2025\/01\/02\/regina-friendship-centre-receives-exemption-to-operate-as-supervised-consumption-site-regina\/","title":{"rendered":"Regina friendship centre receives exemption to operate as supervised consumption site &#8211; Regina"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-socialshare=\"true\">\n<div id=\"article-fontSizer\" class=\"c-fontSizer\">\n<p>\n\t\t<button class=\"c-fontSizer__button c-fontSizer__button--decrease c-button c-button--details c-button--mini\" data-trackable=\"true\" data-trackaction=\"Font Sizer Decrease Font\" data-tooltip-title=\"Decrease text size\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Descrease article font size<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"c-icon  c-fontSizer__icon\" focusable=\"false\">\n\t\t<use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/shaw-globalnews\/assets\/dist\/icons\/out\/symbol\/svg\/sprite.symbol.svg?v=cv3j60zbx#font-decrease\"\/>\n\t<\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t<button class=\"c-fontSizer__button c-fontSizer__button--increase c-button c-button--details c-button--mini\" data-trackable=\"true\" data-trackaction=\"Font Sizer Increase Font\" data-tooltip-title=\"Increase text size\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Increase article font size<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"c-icon  c-fontSizer__icon\" focusable=\"false\">\n\t\t<use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/shaw-globalnews\/assets\/dist\/icons\/out\/symbol\/svg\/sprite.symbol.svg?v=cv3j60zbx#font-increase\"\/>\n\t<\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>The N\u0113wo-Y\u014dtina Friendship Centre has been operating W\u00e2hk\u00f4htowin <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/harm-reduction\">Harm Reduction<\/a> under an urgent need\u2019s exemption for its overdose prevention since 2021.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>However, in a Facebook post made on December 31<sup>st<\/sup>, the center announced they received a new exemption to operate as a <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/supervised-consumption-site\">supervised consumption site<\/a> (SCS) under the guidelines laid out by Health Canada.<\/p>\n<p>That makes it the City of Regina\u2019s first and only supervised consumption site.<\/p>\n<p>The N\u0113wo-Y\u014dtina Friendship Centre shared over social media, \u201cSupervised consumption sites have been proven to save lives and benefit communities. Our supervised consumption site offers a range of evidence-based harm reduction services, such as drug checking.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The site now becomes one of two supervised consumption sites in the province, the other being offered by Prairie Harm Reduction in Saskatoon.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup\" data-newsletter-inline=\"\">\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/shaw-globalnews\/images\/skyline\/national.jpg\" alt=\"For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__content\">\n<h3>Get breaking National news<\/h3>\n<p>For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Independent organizations seeking to operate an SCS are required to apply to Health Canada for an exemption from the Federal Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.<\/p>\n<p>While the provincial government\u2019s approval is not a requirement to operate the facility, the Saskatchewan government has taken a hard stance in the past against \u2018drug consumption sites\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement to Global News, the Government of Saskatchewan stated, \u201cNo illicit drugs are safe, and there is no safe use of illicit drugs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur focus is on getting people the treatment and rehabilitation that they need to overcome addictions and live healthy, safe lives in recovery. By helping people overcome addictions and by supporting recovery, we can save lives, heal families, and strengthen our communities,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\n<p>Global News was unable to reach the N\u0113wo-Y\u014dtina Friendship Centre for comment.<\/p>\n<section id=\"content-related-items-11\" class=\"l-inlineStories l-inlineStories--text \" aria-label=\"Related articles section 11\">\n<\/section><\/div>\n<p><script defer src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&#038;appId=318812448281278&#038;version=v3.3\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/10940536\/regina-friendship-centre-exemption-supervised-consumption-site\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Descrease article font size Increase article font size The N\u0113wo-Y\u014dtina Friendship Centre has been operating W\u00e2hk\u00f4htowin Harm Reduction under an urgent need\u2019s exemption for its overdose prevention since 2021. 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