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The opposition to Charlottetown's Community Outreach Centre and a proposed supervised consumption site has been vocal. At the heart of the issue is how to help P.E.I.'s increasingly visible population of drug users — and whether drug use is a public health issue at all.

Nova Scotia Health issued a drug alert Thursday about cocaine in Sydney, N.S., that was found to be contaminated by fentanyl.

The Cape Breton Association of People Empowering Drug Users, or CAPED, is getting ready to open an office in Sydney next week with funding from Health Canada. The association advocates for drug decriminalization and aims to help people access services.

A new overdose prevention site (OPS) opened this week in Sydney, providing people a safe space to use drugs and prevent opioid overdose deaths.

Nova Scotia's second overdose prevention site opened this week in downtown Sydney, joining one that has already been in operation in Halifax for some time.