Fraser Health urges Abbotsford to get rid of harm-reduction bylaw

6 May 2012 at 10:29pm
Fraser Health is urging the City of Abbotsford to repeal its anti-harm reduction bylaw to help fight the spread of infectious disease and decrease mortality rates for drug users. ?We certainly think that the anti-harm reduction bylaw could be playing a role in higher rates of hospitalization and incidence of disease in Abbotsford,? public health director David Portesi said in an interview Friday.

Fraser Health urges Abbotsford to get rid of anti harm-reduction bylaw

7 May 2012 at 3:02am
Fraser Health is urging the City of Abbotsford to repeal its anti-harm reduction bylaw to help fight the spread of infectious disease and decrease mortality rates for drug users.

Abbotsford mayor is open to needle exchange

3 May 2012 at 6:09pm
Bruce Banman said city council will review the bylaw that bans such facilities and other forms of harm reduction.