Community Drug Strategy for the City of Greater Sudbury
The vision of the Community Drug Strategy (CDS) is a community working together to improve the health, safety, and well-being of all individuals, families, and neighbourhoods in Greater Sudbury by reducing substance-related harms. The Community Drug Strategy convenes agencies, topic area experts, community members, people with lived and living experience, Indigenous communities, and members of equity seeking populations (BIPOC, 2SLGBTQ+) to work collaboratively to create a holistic, all-encompassing approach to address substance-related harms in the community.
Together we can address the toxic drug crisis, fight stigma, save lives, foster resilience and strengths, and flourish as a community.
How can you make a difference in your community?
There are many ways you can make a difference in your community and support the efforts of the Community Drug Strategy:
- Sign up for drug alerts and warnings.
- Learn where to get naloxone (Government of Ontario), and know how to use it (PDF).
- Fight back against stigma (Health Canada).
- Your language matters; use person-first language (Health Canada).
- Treat everyone with compassion and empathy.
- Learn about substance use and the substance use spectrum (Health Canada).
- Learn how and where to safely dispose of discarded needles.
- Learn how to safely dispose of unused and expired medication (City of Greater Sudbury).
Programs, services, and community supports
- Visit mental health and addictions services Ontario (ConnexOntario). It offers services by phone, online chat, and email, and provides a directory of support services.
- 2-1-1 Ontario. Dial 211 or visit online for a free 24/7 provincial helpline connecting you to social services and programs.
- Crisis services are available 24/7. Call Health Sciences North Crisis Services at 1.877.841.1101 (toll-free) or visit crisishelp.ca.
- Call or text the National Suicide Crisis Helpline at 9-8-8. Services are available 24/7.
- Connect with the National Overdose Response Service at 1.888.688.6677 (NORS line). NORS is a virtual safe consumption line available 24/7 that provides confidential and nonjudgmental support, whenever and wherever you use drugs.
- For youth: Connect with a Kids Help Phone counsellor by live chat from 7 p.m. to midnight, or by text at 68-68-68 or call 800.668.6868 (toll-free) 24/7.
- In emergencies, call 911 immediately.
This item was last modified on July 8, 2024