Walking through the Glengarry non-profit housing complex in Windsor, Ont., harm reduction outreach co-ordinator Lacie Krzemien is exhausted.
The recent news that Windsor’s only safe consumption site, Safepoint, will pause operations at the end of December has left her despondent.
“I’m upset, because it’s taking away another resource. It means more of my clients are at a higher risk of death,” said Krzemien, who distributes safe supplies for people using drugs with Pozitive Pathways Community Services.
She says the announcement comes at a time when the drug supply has become increasingly toxic. The arrival of drugs such as “tranq,” fentanyl mixed with xylazine, an
