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B.C. pharmacist concerned about new safer supply delivery model

B.C. Health Minister Josie Osborne announced changes to the safe supply program, acknowledging that diversion of pharmaceutical opioids has occurred.
More than 16,000 British Columbians have died from toxic drugs since the public health emergency began in 2016.
Dr. Mark Tyndall criticized the government's changes, stating they effectively kill the program, and expressed disappointment over the lack of solutions for drug-related deaths.
Conservatives, including John Rustad, expressed concerns about diversion but acknowledged that diversion should not overshadow the urgency of the crisis.

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B.C. pharmacist concerned about new safer supply delivery model

Pharmacist Yoshi Ito is concerned about the additional workload with B.C.’s new “witnessed only” delivery model for safer supply drugs.

19 hours ago·Canada

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B.C. public health expert fears changes to safe supply will end it

But several voices including police have also cheered the changes

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Global News

Focus BC: Changes to B.C.’s safe supply program

Watch Focus BC: Changes to B.C.’s safe supply program Video Online, on GlobalNews.ca

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Safer supply rule change will impact daily lives of patients – The Discourse.

Dee R. is a patient on the prescribed safer supply program in Nanaimo, British Columbia who says that the changes to the program that requires patients to use the drugs in front of a health-care professional will “have a huge impact” on her life. Photo by Mick Sweetman / The Discourse. Dee R., who asked that her full name not be used, is a volunteer doing outreach and helping run pop-up overdose prevention sites with the Nanaimo Area Network of …

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