Why is B.C.’s safer supply program shrinking?

Why is B.C.’s safer supply program shrinking?

By Alexandra Keeler Experts say physicians have lost their ‘zeal’ for prescribing safer supply amid growing concerns about diversion and effectiveness Participation in B.C.’s safer supply program — which offers prescription opioids to people who use drugs — has dropped by nearly 25 per cent over the past two years, according to recent government data. The B.C. Ministry of Health says updated prescribing guidelines and tighter program oversight …