We can get back to you, Mr. Vidal, on the estimated cost for a safer inhalation kit, but I can tell you that it will be enormously cheaper than the treatment of a variety of different infectious diseases from using contaminated inhalation kits. The purpose of safe consumption materials, such as safer inhalation kits and the provision of clean needles, is to reduce the rate of invasive group A strep, of hepatitis C, of HIV and of a variety of other related health issues. It is far more affordable to try to help people when they are seeking to try to protect what health they have—to give out supplies—than to treat sometimes very resistant diseases like that, which can spread very quickly and cost communities astronomical amounts of money to support.
On May 29th, 2023. See this statement in context.