B.C. drug decriminalization and safer supply associated with more overdoses: study

Study links B.C.'s drug policies to more overdoses, but researchers urge caution

Read: 4 minA new study says B.C.’s safer supply and decriminalization policies may have failed to reduce overdoses. Furthermore, the very policies designed to help drug users may have actually increased hospitalizations.“Neither the safer opioid supply policy nor the decriminalization of drug possession appeared to mitigate the opioid crisis, and both were associated with an increase in opioid overdose hospitalizations,” the study says. The stud…

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Decriminalization supporters question B.C. drug study that links policy to overdoses

British Columbia's former chief coroner is cautioning against a “jump to conclusions” after a new study found safer supply and drug decriminalization policies were associated with significant increases in opioid overdose hospitalizations in the province.

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Study associates decriminalization with overdoses

A study into safer supply and drug decriminalization policies in British Columbia has found that both were associated with increased opioid overdose hospitalizations.