Two temporary overdose prevention sites run by independent doctors and supported by harm reduction organizations have opened this week just outside Nanaimo Regional General Hospital and Royal Jubilee Hospital in Victoria. Michelle Gamage reports. Michelle reports on health for The Tyee. Published Nov. 18, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/11/18/Pop-up-Overdose-Prevention-Sites-Island-Hospitals/

Doctors Open Two Pop-up Overdose Prevention Sites at Island Hospitals

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