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B.C. investigating ‘significant’ prescribed opioid diversionA "significant portion" of opioids prescribed in B.C. are being diverted, and prescribed alternatives are being trafficked a Ministry of Health document says.HealthFeb 5
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BC Election: Greens vow to expand safer supply of drugsFormer B.C. chief coroner Lisa Lapointe threw her weight behind a BC Green campaign pledge to expand safer supply of opioids and other drugs.PoliticsSep 24, 2024
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Class action lawsuit proposed against B.C. government over safe supply drug programThe plaintiffs' daughters were best friends and both purchased drugs diverted from the government's program that they believed was safe.HealthAug 14, 2024
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Diversion of safe supply drugs makes up majority of seized opioids: London policeA major issue that police and community health prescribers are tackling is the diversion of Dilaudid from prescribed safe supply programs.CrimeJul 15, 2024
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Peterborough clinic’s safer-supply program reports drop in overdoses, drug useApproximately 86 per cent of individuals reported using less or no fentanyl after 12 months in the safe supply program based on data from May 2022 to December 2023.HealthJun 13, 2024
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Ford calls drug decriminalization a ‘nightmare’ that will ‘never’ happen in OntarioDrug decriminalization is an “absolute nightmare” that will “never” happen in Ontario under the current Progressive-Conservative government, Premier Doug Ford says.PoliticsMay 24, 2024
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford asks feds to pause safe supply programsFord has written a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau asking the federal government to review the Health Canada-approved safe supply sites across the country.CanadaMay 17, 2024
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VPD reports dramatic drop in drug seizures since B.C. decriminalization beganVancouver police are reporting a major decrease in the number of drug seizures officers have conducted since B.C. implemented its decriminalization pilot project.CrimeMar 26, 2024
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B.C. mulling oversight committee amid pressure on drug diversion concernsEarlier this week, B.C. Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth said RCMP had told him there was no evidence to suggest 'widespread diversion' of safe supply drugs.HealthMar 14, 2024
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Eby downplays Danielle Smith’s safe supply worry after B.C. seizureBritish Columbia Premier David Eby is downplaying concerns raised by his Alberta counterpart Danielle Smith about the diversion of safe supply opioids from B.C.PoliticsMar 8, 2024
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