Downtown drop-in centre hopes washroom sensors help prevent overdose deaths
A drop-in centre in central Ottawa will install motion sensors in its single-occupant washrooms after a steady rise in overdoses on and around its property.
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![Richard Leblanc, executive director of Centre 507, says the adult drop-in centre has seen an increase in opioid overdoses around its property, in its facilities and even in its washrooms. A drop-in centre's executive director poses for a photo inside.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7021335.1699446037!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/richard-leblanc.jpg)
A drop-in centre in central Ottawa will install motion sensors in its single-occupant washrooms after a steady rise in overdoses on and around its property.