Harm Reduction Windsor: Resources

03/23/2026

Dear Decision-makers,

Consumption Sites (SCS/OPS/CTS/SIS) save lives—this is not opinion, it’s evidence.

Windsor saw it with SafePoint. We also see the impact now that it’s gone.

Closing these sites won’t stop drug use—it only makes it more dangerous.

You can’t recover if you’re dead.

It’s time to choose facts over fear.

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03/22/2026

I saw this posted in my apartment building and thought it was such a great idea to share 💡

For anyone who hasn’t heard of The Windsor Women Working with Immigrant Women (W5), they offer a wide range of free programs and support services in the community.

They help with things like:
• Settlement support (documents, citizenship prep, navigating systems)
• Language classes (including CLB levels and computer skills)
• Employment help (resumes, job readiness, training)
• Mental wellness support (confidential counselling & group sessions)
• Youth, seniors, and women-only programs
• Life skills, self-care, and community connection

They even offer childcare and support in 35+ languages, which is huge.

A lot of people don’t access support simply because they don’t know it exists — I know I didn’t before.

Programs like this can make a real difference for people trying to navigate a new place, find work, or just feel less alone 🤍

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03/21/2026

SAVE OUR SITES.

What’s truly putting lives at risk right now isn’t harm reduction. It's misinformation, stigma, and public narratives BUILT ON FEAR, NOT FACTS!!

03/21/2026

We need to have a more honest conversation in Canada.

In Parliament of Canada, decisions are being made about substance use that impact real people, real lives, and entire communities.
But let’s stop pretending substance use only exists in certain spaces.

It doesn’t.

It exists everywhere — in every class, every profession, every level of society… even in spaces of power.

Yet somehow, when it’s everyday people using substances, they are met with:
• Judgment
• Criminalization
• Stigma

While other substances — like alcohol — are normalized, accepted, and even part of professional culture.

That double standard is dangerous.

Because when we base policy on stigma instead of reality, people die.
Harm reduction is not about encouraging drug use.

It’s about acknowledging reality and choosing to keep people alive.

You cannot recover if you’re dead.

It’s time for leadership that is honest, evidence-based, and rooted in compassion — not denial.

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03/21/2026

Ontario is continuing to shut down supervised consumption sites—and this will have real consequences.

These sites save lives. That’s not opinion, that’s evidence.

When they close, people don’t suddenly stop using. They use alone. In public. In unsafe spaces. And in today’s toxic drug supply, that can be a death sentence.

We need to be honest about this: you can’t recover if you’re dead.

Harm reduction isn’t the opposite of recovery—it’s what makes recovery possible.

We should be expanding supports, not removing the ones that are already keeping people alive.

This isn’t just policy. This is people.

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03/19/2026

Toronto’s donor-funded supervised consumption sites are preparing for serious impacts as Ontario cuts funding for these services. Even sites that rely partly on donations will be affected, since they still depend on provincial support to operate fully.

The province is shifting away from harm reduction and toward an abstinence-based model (HART hubs), with a 90-day wind-down period for some sites.

Frontline workers and advocates are warning this will put lives at risk, increase overdoses, and push people to use drugs in unsafe, public spaces without support. These sites don’t just prevent overdoses—they also connect people to health care, housing, and other essential services.

Despite political claims about “recovery-focused” approaches, many in the community say removing supervised consumption services won’t stop substance use—it will just make it more dangerous.

03/19/2026

03/19/2026

Ontario is shutting down supervised consumption sites and replacing them with HART (Homelessness and Addiction Recovery Treatment) hubs.

These new hubs focus on treatment, recovery, housing, and support—but they do not include supervised consumption.

⚠️ Here’s the concern:

Supervised consumption sites are evidence-based and save lives. They give people a place to use safely, access care, and stay connected to support.

Without them, more people may be pushed to use alone—especially in an increasingly toxic drug supply. And we know that using alone increases the risk of fatal overdose.

Recovery should always be an option. But safety should never be removed in the process.

This shift isn’t just policy—it has real impacts on real people.

We need both: support for recovery and harm reduction that keeps people alive.

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03/18/2026

Ontario’s decision to withdraw funding from supervised consumption services is a concerning step backward in the response to the toxic drug crisis.

Supervised consumption services are a proven public health intervention. They prevent overdose deaths, reduce the spread of infectious diseases, and connect people who use drugs to health and social supports, including treatment and recovery services.

CPHA supports Ontario’s investments in Homelessness and Addiction Recovery Treatment (HART) Hubs. Expanding access to treatment and social supports is essential. However, treatment alone is not enough.

A comprehensive public health approach requires a full continuum of interventions—from harm reduction to treatment and prevention—that meet people where they are.

Removing supervised consumption services will not eliminate substance use. It will increase risks, including overdose deaths, public drug use, and strain on emergency services.

Evidence must guide policy. Lives depend on it.

Read our full statement: https://www.cpha.ca/ontario-defund-scs

03/18/2026

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