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Sep 29, 2026 · 11:23 AM

Health & Medicine

Canada’s federal prisons to distribute paper straws to inmates for ‘safer snorting’

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Correctional Service Canada confirmed that a genuine internal notice announces paper straws and other harm-reduction supplies for federal inmates, including safer snorting. The reported rollout is scheduled for October 13, 2026, following staff training beginning October 1.

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Canada’s federal prisons to distribute paper straws to inmates for ‘safer snorting’

ctvnews.ca

Corrections Canada to distribute items for 'safe snorting' in federal prisons

unpublished.ca

Appearance before the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security (SECU): Minister’s Mandate, October 9th, 2025 - Canada.ca

canada.ca

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