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'Moral panic': Surrey drug advocate says B.C. safe supply shift will cost lives

The Surrey Union of Drug Users states that the B.C. Ministry of Health's new decision on safe supply will endanger lives, insisting it pushes people toward unsafe sources for their supply.
B.C. Health Minister Josie Osborne announced changes requiring patients to take medication under supervision at a pharmacy, starting February 19.
H expressed concern that this method is impractical for patients experiencing withdrawal symptoms and highlights the impact on marginalized community members.
The Ministry of Public Safety noted that over 16,047 individuals have died due to toxic drugs in B.C. Since the public health emergency began in April 2016.

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BC Government’s Crackdown on Safe Supply Spreads Fear

British Columbia’s provincial government has ended its take-home safe supply program for new participants, with an intention to transition existing patients to witnessed ingestion too. The program provides pharmaceutical drugs, mostly opioids, to protect people who use drugs from the acute risks of the adulterated street supply. Some recipients could previously bring their drugs home to use at their doctors’ discretion; now, new clients are imme…

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