Safe Supply

• VPD reports dramatic drop in drug seizures since B.C. decriminalization began

  Vancouver police are reporting a major decrease in the number of drug seizures officers have conducted since B.C. implemented its decriminalization pilot project.

  Crime

  Mar 26
  
• B.C. mulling oversight committee amid pressure on drug diversion concerns

  Earlier 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.

  Health

  Mar 14
  
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• Eby downplays Danielle Smith’s safe supply worry after B.C. seizure

  British Columbia Premier David Eby is downplaying concerns raised by his Alberta counterpart Danielle Smith about the diversion of safe supply opioids from B.C.

  Politics

  Mar 8
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• ‘No more silence’: Hundreds protest in Richmond after safe consumption site debate

  Protesters repeatedly chanted, "No more silence!" and waved signs that read, "The silent majority has awakened," and "We elected you, and we can vote you out."

  Politics

  Feb 19
• Toxic drug crisis: B.C. experts urge expansion of ‘safe supply’ to save lives

  B.C. public health experts are urging the province to expand the current “safe supply” program, which prescribes clean drugs to a few thousand opioid users.

  Health

  Feb 1
• B.C. health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry has recommendations for ‘safer supply’ program

  B.C.’s provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry will reveal her review of the province’s safe supply program at a press conference on Wed

  Health

  Feb 1
• ‘Curtis’ dream car’: How a B.C. family is fighting the stigma of toxic drugs

  A B.C. family spent Thursday in a Richmond park to educate the public about toxic drugs, one year after losing a son and brother to the same crisis.

  Health

  Dec 14, 2023
• Concerns raised over B.C. instructional videos on how to inject drugs

  A safer supply critic says B.C. government-produced instructional videos on injection drugs could be causing harm, but officials say they're keeping drug users safe.

  Health

  Nov 2, 2023
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• 3 Guelph organizations receive federal funds for drug abuse support programs

  Guelph Community Health Centre, Wyndham House and Stonehenge Therapeutic Community will share $1.8 million in funding from the Substance Use and Addictions Program.

  Canada

  Aug 22, 2023
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• Mom runs marathon across B.C. to raise awareness about toxic drug supply

  'Last year at this time, I was just an ordinary person. I was not running across the province, I didn't need to run across the province because my son was still alive.'

  Canada

  Jun 11, 2023