尼亚加拉地区启动了多机构计划,以解决不断增加的过量死亡和药物使用问题,将执法、减少危害和治疗结合起来。 Niagara Region launches multi-agency plan to address rising overdose deaths and substance use, combining enforcement, harm reduction, and treatment.

尼亚加拉地区正在推出一项多机构战略,以应对日益严重的药物滥用危机,其特点是2024年有111名吸毒过量死亡,阿片、酒精和大麻的使用率高于省。 Niagara Region is rolling out a multi-agency strategy to combat a rising substance abuse crisis, marked by 111 overdose deaths in 2024 and higher-than-provincial use rates for opioids, alcohol, and cannabis. 该计划由公共卫生官员牵头,包括减少伤害、预防、获得治疗和反对污名化的努力。 Led by public health officials, the plan includes harm reduction, prevention, treatment access, and anti-stigma efforts. 尼亚加拉地区警察为了安全和社区关切,正在对公众使用毒品采取零容忍办法,但不指控拥有毒品罪,而是查获毒品,将个人转介到监督消费场所等服务场所。 Niagara Regional Police are enforcing a zero-tolerance approach to public drug use for safety and community concerns but are not charging possession offenses, instead seizing drugs and referring individuals to services like supervised consumption sites. 官员们强调,执法只是更广泛的解决办法的一部分,需要卫生、社会服务和执法方面的协作。 Officials stress that enforcement is only one part of a broader solution requiring collaboration across health, social services, and law enforcement. 正在进行的评价将评估该战略的影响和潜在的意外后果,包括毒品没收和获得安全消费服务的机会有限所带来的风险。 Ongoing evaluation will assess the strategy’s impact and potential unintended consequences, including risks from drug confiscation and limited access to safe consumption services.