Front-line workers warn supervised drug site closures ‘will kill’ [Video]

Workers on the front lines of Ontario’s drug toxicity crisis say the province’s decision to close 10 supervised consumption sites will result in more people dying of overdoses, and they’re fighting to keep them open.

The province recently announced supervised consumption sites — designated sites where people can use illicit drugs under the safety and support of trained personnel — could no longer be within 200 metres of a daycare or school. 

Ten facilities across the province, including five in Toronto, will now be forced to stop providing safe consumption services by March 2025. They will be given the option to transition into …