Thunder Bay's only safe drug consumption site to close in wake of Ontario move, raising fears of more deaths

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Advocates in Thunder Bay, Ont., say the upcoming closure of the city's only safe consumption site will lead to more overdose deaths in a community that's had the highest opioid toxicity rate in the province for multiple years. Here's why people in Thunder Bay say safe consumption services are essential.