Opioid Vending Machine
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Youth may be buying opioids from B.C. drug vending machines, recovery centre warnsThe MySafe machines dispense hydromorphone, a medical-grade opioid, providing people with addiction a lifesaving alternative to the toxic drugs circulating on the street.HealthJan 24, 2023
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$3.5M in funding for ‘vending machines’ that dispense safer drugs to prevent ODsThe machines, called MySafe, are similar to ATMs and allow drug users to get hydromorphone pills dispensed to them after their palm has been scanned to identify them.CanadaMar 3, 2021
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World’s first biometric opioid vending machine unveiled in Vancouver’s Downtown EastsideThe City of Vancouver is now home to a groundbreaking experiment in the fight against opioid overdoses.Jan 17, 2020
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Vancouver doctor says he will dispense opioids through Downtown Eastside vending machineA doctor with an expertise in public health says he will soon be dispensing opioids through a vending machine in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside in order to prevent overdoses from fentanyl-laced street drugs.HealthSep 11, 2019
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Opioid vending machines among ‘out of the box’ overdose solutions at Vancouver forum"The drug supply is so toxic that we're really talking seriously about how to get people access to a safer supply of drugs."CrimeJun 7, 2018
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