Are ‘Safe Supply’ Opioids Based More on Ideology Than Evidence?

Are ‘Safe Supply’ Opioids Based More on Ideology Than Evidence?
People march in protest of the significant increase in opioid-related overdose deaths across British Columbia, in Victoria on April 14, 2022. The Canadian Press/Chad Hipolito
Susan Martinuk
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Almost three years into the experimental opiate “safer supply” program in British Columbia and no one, including those handing out the pills, seems to know if it is working or making the problem worse. There’s no shortage of opinions arguing on either side of the debate, but recent reports suggest that the facts remain in short supply.