One of the most contentious issues in Canada, certainly in B.C., is the appropriate response to addictions and addicted individuals.
Harm reduction refers to techniques to provide safe consumption of drugs, including supervised injection sites and overdose prevention sites. Safer supply, launched in B.C. in 2021, provides pharmacygrade drugs by prescription to those with substance use disorder and sourced via the illicit street market.
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