The B.C. government is moving as quickly as possible to distribute a safe supply of drugs to users under the COVID-19 pandemic, the minister in charge says.
Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Judy Darcy told CKNW’s Mornings with Simi that the province has been working to get the latest information to doctors and nurses. “It’s critical that prescribers first and foremost know about it — the ones who can prescribe safe prescription medication,” Darcy said.
Tuesday marked four years since the B.C. government declared its other public health emergency — the opioid overdose crisis.
More than 4,900 people in the province have died of illicit drug overdoses the emergency was announced on Apr. 14, 2016. The coronavirus pandemic has elevated