Thomas Kerr

Ottawa to let cities, local groups apply directly to Health Canada for supervised drug consumption sites

Globe and Mail spoke to Thomas Kerr,  a professor in the department of medicine at UBC, about supervised drug consumption sites. Kerr called the federal decision a necessary step to ensure […]

Dec 17, 2018

Allegations against UBC researchers’ study on Insite “without merit:” independent reviewer

An independent reviewer has dismissed concerns over a study that shows a 35-per-cent decrease in overdose deaths after the opening of Insite, North America’s only supervised injection facility.

Oct 18, 2011