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WHITEHORSE — People who use illicit drugs may now smoke their substances at the supervised drug consumption site in Whitehorse, one of the first in Canada to allow inhalation indoors, the Yukon government announced Monday.

WHITEHORSE - People who use illicit drugs may now smoke their substances at the supervised drug consumption site in Whitehorse, one of the first in Canada to allow inhalation indoors, the Yukon government announced Monday.

People who use illicit drugs may now smoke their substances at the supervised drug consumption site in Whitehorse, one of the first in Canada to allow inhalation indoors, the Yukon government announced Monday.

WHITEHORSE - Those who use illicit drugs may now smoke their substances at the supervised drug consumption sit...

A report from the auditor general shows just how hard it is for Yukon's most vulnerable people to find somewhere to live. Social justice advocates say the problems are systematic but also fixable.

Yukon now has the highest rate of deaths due to opioids in the country, at 48.4 deaths per 100,000 people, more than double the Canada-wide rate of 19.4. “This is shocking,” said Heather Jones, the territory's chief coroner.

Prioritize safe supply in opioid crisis, says Yukon harm-reduction group Providing a safe supply of prescription alternatives is "urgently needed" and should be the top priority in dealing with Yukons opioid crisis, according to the executive director of Blood Ties Four Directions. Social Sharing CBC News · Posted: Apr 27, 2021 7:00 AM CT | Last Updated: April 27 We see safe supply as having a wider reach in preventing overdoses in the Yukon, said Bronte Renwick-Shields, seen here at a news ...

Time to try safe consumption sites to fight opioid crisis, says Yukons top doctor Yukons chief medical officer, standing alongside other officials, pushed for the next territorial government to establish safe consumption sites for drug users, as a way to slow the growing death toll from overdoses. Social Sharing CBC News · Posted: Apr 22, 2021 9:00 AM CT | Last Updated: April 22 Yukon Chief Medical Officer Dr. Brendan Hanley Hanley said the time is right for the next territorial government ...

Another Yukoner has died from an opioid-related overdose,Yukon chief coroner Heather Jones confirmed Monday afternoon. In a news release, Jones said toxicology reports have confirmed the presence of carfentanil in the most recent drug overdose death in Yukon. It occurred in late February, bringing the total number of deaths as a result of drug overdoses to five since mid-January 2021. Three deaths were announced in mid-February with toxicology results still pending on a fourth death. All occur...