Opioid Hospitalizations Increased After BC ‘Safer Supply’ Drug Policy: Study

Opioid Hospitalizations Increased After BC ‘Safer Supply’ Drug Policy: Study
A person receives a tested supply of cocaine in Vancouver on Feb. 9, 2022. The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck
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The number of British Columbians hospitalized due to opioid overdoses increased after B.C. launched its drug decriminalization and “safer supply” policy, a new study shows.

B.C. received Health Canada’s permission to allow possession of small amounts of illicit drugs in a three-year pilot project, which started in January 2023.