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Cory Cardinal almost became one of the numbers.
He remembers taking a hit, then blackness. If someone had not helped, he suspects the overdose would have killed him.
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For many there, the estimated 336 people who died of an overdose in 2020 are not numbers but friends, relatives and neighbours. The operation of such sites can be the difference between of life and death.
âI know for a fact if I had a safe place to go, I wouldnât be so ashamed of my addiction. And I wouldnât be out using by myself, using dangerously,â Cardinal said.