Earlier this year, there was a feasibility study conducted to look at the need and support for Consumption and Treatment Service sites (CTSs) locally. CTSs are provincially regulated and funded services that have a specific set of established rules and requirements to operate. They are places where people who use drugs can bring in their own substances and use them in a sanitary space with trained staff present. They also support and link individuals to health and social services (e.g., housing support, wound care, rehabilitation referral, withdrawal management beds, etc.) CTS sites help the community by reducing overdoses, reducing the spread of infectious disease, increasing connections to supports for people who use drugs, and reducing injection drug use in public spaces.

To learn more about CTS sites see:

CMHA article to learn about “Community Benefits and Cost Savings: The Value of Consumption Treatment Services (CTS)”

Read Southwestern Public Health CTS Feasibility Study to learn what is wanted and what is possible in terms of Consumption and Treatment Services in Oxford County, Elgin County, and the City of St. Thomas.