The Peterborough 360 Degree Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic has seen a major reduction in overdose deaths since introducing its safer-supply program in 2022. A June 2024 report published by the clinic revealed a 79 per cent decrease over the previous six months compared to the first six months of the program. Approximately 86 per cent of the 30 individuals surveyed reported using less or no fentanyl after 12 months in the program, with half of those reporting a reduction in use and the other half reporting abstinence. NP lead and clinic director Kelly Pensom said: “This program has highlighted the positive impacts on the health and wellbeing of people who use drugs when their care is embedded within a destigmatized primary care team dedicated to trauma informed harm reduction.” The Peterborough program is one of 25 pilot programs funded by Health Canada (Global News, June 13).