由于药物毒性死亡率低,温哥华海岸卫生局拒绝在列治文设立独立的监督消费场所,重点加强过量预防服务和成瘾治疗。 Vancouver Coastal Health declines stand-alone supervised consumption site in Richmond due to low drug toxicity death rate, focuses on strengthening overdose prevention services and addiction treatment.
温哥华海岸卫生局宣布,尽管得到了议会的支持,但将不再考虑在不列颠哥伦比亚省里士满设立独立的监督消费点。 Vancouver Coastal Health announced that it will no longer consider a stand-alone supervised consumption site in Richmond, British Columbia, despite council support. 该决定是在审查了最近的公共卫生数据后做出的,该数据显示里士满的药物中毒死亡率相对较低。 The decision came after reviewing recent Public Health data, which shows Richmond's comparatively low rate of drug toxicity deaths. 卫生当局计划继续与该市合作,加强其他药物过量预防服务,并扩大获得成瘾治疗的机会。 The health authority plans to continue working with the city to strengthen other overdose prevention services and expand access to addiction treatment.