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Who is IFCS?

InSite For Community Safety is an initiative of the PHS Community Services Society which co-manages InSite, North America's only Supervised Injection Facility, and whose purpose is to act as an umbrella for individuals and groups across the political spectrum who do not usually work together, but are united now to build a comprehensive, made-in-Canada drug strategy.

What is InSite?

Opened on September 21, 2003, InSite is the first supervised injection facility in North America. InSite is a clean, safe environment where users can inject their own drugs off the streets and under the supervision of nurses. Learn more

Community Support

InSite is supported by a broad range of organizations and individuals including Premier Gordon Campbell and the Province of British Columbia, Mayor Gregor Robertson and the City of Vancouver, Vancouver Coastal Health, former Vancouver Mayors Sam Sullivan, Senator Larry Campbell and Phillip Owen, former Vancouver Police Chief Jamie Graham, the editorial boards of The Vancouver Sun and The Globe and Mail, injection drug users, community groups, local businesses, academic institutions and others.

See what they are saying: The Community

The Science

Over the past six years InSite has been subject to rigorous scientific evaluation, producing over 45 peer-reviewed papers in prestigious scientific journals. The scientific data indicate InSite is meeting the following objectives:

• Reducing public injections
• Reducing overdose fatalities
• Reducing the transmission of blood-borne infections like HIV and Hepatitis C
• Reducing injection-related infections
• Improving public order

The scientific data indicates InSite is meeting these objectives. Read The Science

In the News

InSite has attracted a lot of positive media attention, including endorsements from the Vancouver Sun Editorial Board. Read The News