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Harm reduction for hot rods

Ward 10 Coun. Andre Chabot wants to legalize street racing, clashing with his views on drug use

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Jeremy Appel
Dec 15, 2021
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In 2011, a harm-reduction program created by Alberta Health Services to provide people who smoke crack with clean paraphernalia and reduce the risks of spreading disease, came under criticism from a certain right-wing city councillor.

The idea of the program, similar to handing out needles to people who use intravenous drugs, is that these activities are…

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