Advocates on the front line of the meth crisis in Brandon, Man., say new numbers showing a rise in needle distribution are shocking but not surprising. The demand for injection needles from local health authorities has soared across Manitoba over the last three years, their data says. In Manitoba's four rural regional health authorities, demand for needles is seven times what it was in 2016. Antoinette Gravel-Ouellette, here with her daughter Taylor-John, says the jump in needle demand is a catch-22. "In a way, it's good, because at least they are using safe needles and clean needles.

Source: CBC News December 06, 2018 13:30 UTC