From Peterborough Currents by Will Pearson Participants’ lives are stabilizing and improving thanks to safer supply prescriptions, clinic researchers find. Participants of a safer supply program in downtown Peterborough have experienced positive changes in their lives — including reduced use of fentanyl and fewer overdoses — since enrolling in the […]
From Science Direct – HIghlight Read the full peer reviewed study of safe supply Abstract Background Although non-medical use of pharmaceutical opioids (POs) is associated with a number of risks, in the context of the opioid-overdose crisis, it may have the secondary benefit of decreasing the risk of exposure to […]
From the BCCDC People with an opioid use disorder who were prescribed at least one day’s supply of opioids as part of the Province of British Columbia’s Risk Mitigation Guidance were 61 per cent less likely to die in the following week when compared to a similar group of people […]
A message from Ron Merk Co-Chair – Port Alberni Community Action Team “Hi Island CAT Teams 😊” The British Medical Journal released a research paper yesterday – https://www.bmj.com/content/384/bmj-2023-076336 from BC – Safer supply trials/mortality rate reduction. The charts are incredible! (You’ll find a sharable link on our Port Alberni Facebook page. ) The Globe […]
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