The site, operated by a provincial health department called Safeworks, was opened in fall 2017 in response to the rising opioid crisis responsible for the lives of tens of thousands of people across the country. It's a medically supervised facility for people experiencing addiction to inject or consume drugs to reduce overdose deaths.

The closure of a supervised injection site at Sheldon Chumir Health Centre in Calgary has triggered a range of reactions, from relief among nearby residents and businesses to concerns about more open drug use.

Some also brace for a strain on the public purse as individuals struggling with addiction move from cheaper community interventions to emergency rooms, which are already bursting at the seams.

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