We knew from our work in the Yukon over the last 30 years that inhalation is the primary form of consumption in the Yukon. It was really important for us to consider this context and ensure that inhalation was available at our facility. I think it has been key to our success within the program. In the first eight months of our supervised consumption site, we had only 220 visits to the site. In June, when the inhalation room opened, we had over 170 visits in that month alone. We now see 3,200 visits a month, and 95% of the consumption at our site is by inhalation.
When I share this data, keep in mind that our population in Whitehorse is only 30,000. If we didn't have inhalation, I don't think we would see even the 5% of people who are consuming by injection. People come with their friends who consume, or they often smoke and inject at the facility. I think it's been a life-saving part of the service.