Drugs have taken a heavy toll in an Ontario city where rising rents and toxic drugs are making times tough for the most vulnerable. The Globe went downtown to see how people are coping
At about 6:30 p.m. one recent evening a man rushed through the door of Convenience Plus, a cluttered downtown corner store. “Have you got Narcan?” he asked. The cashier handed him a rectangular red-and-white kit. The man dashed out the door again.
Convenience Plus is right in the thick of it. The little store at the corner of John and Simcoe streets is a popular pit stop for those suffering from homelessness, addictions and mental illness. they would bed down, but thought they might end up at a local drop-in centre that has chairs to doze in. Ron Alton and Adriana Grecu came to Convenience Plus for ice cream. They were not sure where they would sleep this evening.
Local authorities and charities have responded to the crisis by posting outreach workers downtown, improving access to addiction medicine and handing out lots of Narcan kits. Convenience Plus keeps a dozen or so behind the counter, just in case. The cashier knew exactly where they were when the panicked man rushed through the door that night.
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