I think that, without harm reduction and the implementation of our supervised consumption services, we would likely have seen many more deaths than we're seeing now. We know that it prevents deaths.
To address the severity of the current crisis, we must implement more services. Harm reduction services must be considered a solution rather than a problem. This means increasing and diversifying the services.
We also need to provide access to housing. I'll come back to the dual crisis of overdoses and homelessness. For a person on their journey, having a place to live is one factor that may lead them to take the first step towards reducing or even stopping drug use.
Again, harm reduction and treatment aren't mutually exclusive. They're part of a continuum. All these strategies are needed to achieve success.