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 Tyee – In May, 176 more people were killed by toxic drugs in BC. The number of people dying each day due to a toxic drug supply decreased slightly in May compared to April, with 5.7 deaths per day compared to 7.3 deaths per day, respectively. So far […]
From Drug Data Decoded Peer-reviewed research shows 49% reduction in drug poisonings, with poisonings requiring naloxone reduced by almost two-thirds. What political dark magic is preventing the rapid rollout of non-profit, non-medicalized safe supply while Canada drowns in drug poisonings? The Drug User Liberation Front (DULF), criminalized and shut down by Vancouver […]
From the Calgary Herald. The numbers come amid a push from UCP members to end public funding for supervised consumption site. Matt Scace Published Nov 05, 2023 • Last updated Nov 05, 2023 • 2 minute read Through eight months of 2023, Alberta and Calgary are experiencing the worst drug […]
Click here for the full article from Nanaimo News Now NANAIMO — More people died from drug toxicity last year than in any year previous. Grim new numbers from the B.C. Coroners Service shows 2023 will go down as the deadliest year in the toxic drug crisis so far, with […]
More than 2,500 lives lost to toxic drugs in 2023 Preliminary reporting released by the BC Coroners Service confirms that toxic, unregulated drugs claimed the lives of at least 2,511 people in British Columbia in 2023, the largest number of drug-related deaths ever reported to the agency. Click here 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 […]
w Zak Vescera’s description in a 2021 Star Phoenix article) “a roving clinic, moving between NGOs in Saskatoon and treating some of the most vulnerable people in the city.” Coe’s special interests are in mental health and addictions, harm reduction and trauma informed care, and she could provide an insightful […]
From The Vancouver Sun Opinion: More than a century after legalization, governments have yet to properly regulate the drug that’s killing 10 times more people each year than the number dying from illicit drug overdoses. Published May 02, 2019 With so much focus on illicit drugs and overdose deaths, […]
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