US EditionB.C. health officer Bonnie Henry is disappointed by reversal of decriminalization
The province said the trial did not deliver expected results, and officials cited public safety concerns after more than 18,000 overdose deaths.
- B.C. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry expressed disappointment over the rollback of the decriminalization trial, stating she "absolutely" believes "there was political pressure" behind the decision.
- The comments came as British Columbia marked the 10th anniversary on Tuesday of the health emergency declaration over the toxic drug crisis, which has killed more than 18,000 people since then.
- Henry said she heard language from federal and provincial political leaders that she felt "was very stigmatizing" of substance users, which deteriorated gains made in reducing addiction shame.
- Health Minister Josie Osborne announced in January that British Columbia would not apply for an extension to the decriminalization trial, citing it had not delivered expected results.
- Acknowledging the trial's limitations, Henry said decriminalization "was never going to be a silver bullet," though concerns about open drug use and public safety ultimately forced the government to end the project.
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BC health officer Bonnie Henry is disappointed by reversal of decriminalization
Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said Monday that the government's decision to roll back the decriminalization trial this year was 'disappointing,' adding that she 'absolutely' believes 'political pressure' forced the government's hand.
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B.C. health officer Bonnie Henry is disappointed by reversal of decriminalization
VICTORIA - British Columbia's public health officer says the decision to roll back the decriminalization trial because of political pressure was "disappointing."
B.C. health officer Bonnie Henry is disappointed by reversal of decriminalization – Energeticcity.ca
VICTORIA — Politicians and health experts are looking back at the successes and mistakes made during in the decade of a public health emergency into the toxic drug crisis in British Columbia. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said Monday that the government’s decision to roll back the decriminalization trial this year was “disappointing.” Henry told a roundtable discussion at the legislature on Monday that she “absolutely” believes that…
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