The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge Health Unit is bringing the results of the 2016-17 drug strategy to Minden.
Anyone wanting to hear about the results first hand can go to the S.G. Nesbitt Memorial Arena Tuesday, October 9th from 3:00pm to 4:30pm.
With direction from a new “roadmap,” the HKPR is encouraging people to get involved in harm reduction.
The renamed Haliburton, Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland (HKLN) Drug strategy gives details of a survey given to 600 plus community members and service providers in all three regions.
The strategy found that the local priorities are promoting community safety, improving on how impaired driving is dealt with, and creating more services and support systems for those dealing with substance-use addictions.
Megan Deyman, the coordinator of the HKLNÂ Drug Strategy says “The roadmap is very timely because it provides a starting point for conversation on how the community might collectively respond to the harms associated with substance use, especially at a time when many of our communities are dealing with an unprecedented number of opioid-related overdoses and preparing for cannabis legalization happening in October.”
If you can’t make the meeting or want more info, the Strategy can be found on their website