Adrian Guta

UWindsor researcher tracking the human cost of Canada's retreat from harm reduction

Dr. Adrian GutaDr. Adrian Guta is a professor in the University of Windsor School of Social Work. (DAVE GAUTHIER/University of Windsor)

By Sara Elliott 

More than 53,000 Canadians have died from opioid-related causes since 2016.  

As governments scale back harm reduction services, Dr. Adrian Guta wants to understand what happens to the people left behind — and what alternatives could keep them alive.