Dr. Sara Davidson said there is growing concern about those experiencing homelessness who will move to the outdoors further from the city and being unable to access services.
River Stone Recovery Centre in downtown Fredericton opened in July 2020 and started their injectable opioid agonist treatment program in October of that year. According to an internal survey, 90 per cent of patients in treatment for more than six months found positive changes in their lives because of the program.