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InSite saves lives

Hi Everyone:In the Vancouver Sun today (Tuesday September 23, 2008) two of Vancouver's prominent mayors Philip Own and Larry Campbell, make a strong case (and plead!) to the Harper/Conservative Government that Vancouver's Insite, North America's only Safe Injection Site, stay open and have sustained funding!

In addition, today marks 5 years Insite has been open. Wow. Here's another article from Today's Vancouver Sun of doctors rallying for Insite: http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/westcoastnews/story.html?id=56eca2e9-6ac9-40e5-8521-266bdbd6df3d

As a Vancouverite, health care work and an East of Main resident - this is indeed what needs to happen: InSite has saved lives (by reducing overdose deaths, reducing HIV/AIDS and Hep C transmission), saved costs (by avoiding expensive hospital costs), and is helping people get to care that they need.

Here is the Vancouver Sun article in full:
http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/editorial/story.html?id=5c26c124-c1f6-432d-8fbe-eb6f060cb7a0