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Are Safe Consumption Sites Worth the Money?


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You'd think everybody would support evidence-based harm reduction. But, that's simply not the case in Canada when it comes to the opioid crisis. We speak with three experts who studied the closure of a supervised consumption site in Lethbridge, Alberta. What can we learn from the fallout? 

0:35 | But first...do you care about the Royal Family? Do you hang on Harry's every word, or could you do without any more updates about the recent drama? Ryan and John tee up our interview with royal correspondent Valentine Low. 

4:00 | The closure of North America’s most widely used safe consumption site has created safety concerns for people who use drugs. That, from a new study conducted by researchers at Athabasca University, the University of Alberta, and the University of Winnipeg. We hear from Drs. Carolyn Greene, Marta-Marika Urbanik, and Katharina Maier about the argument for government investment in harm reduction and public health.

REVIEW THE STUDY: https://news.athabascau.ca/research/safe-consumption-site-study/

32:36 | How are (Prince?) Harry's bombshells landing in London? Longtime royal correspondent Valentine Low of The Times joins us from NYC to discuss recent revelations, and what they mean in the short and long term.

1:05:00 | Are new revelations about asthma in kids influencing how you feel about gas stoves? Are you thinking of replacing yours? We hear from Real Talker "Lisa," who tells us what her family did.

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1:13:08 | Don't miss the final weekend of Jasper in January! In this week's #MyJasper Memories presented by Tourism Jasper, Ryan details a couple amazing reasons to drop everything and head to the mountains on Friday (or before)! 

MAKE YOUR JASPER IN JANUARY PLANS: https://www.jasper.travel/january/


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