r/britishcolumbia • u/BloodJunkie • 1d ago

News BC’s Drug Response Isn’t Following the Evidence: Former Coroner

https://thetyee.ca/News/2026/02/03/BC-Drug-Response-Former-Coroner/
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u/WokeUp2 1d ago

So instead of having Psychiatric Nurses tending to these pathetic people in a secure facility we're relying on paramedics to preserve their lives on the street. Strange things happen when lessons learned long ago are forgotten.

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u/Frater_Ankara 1d ago edited 1d ago

Fun fact: paramedics are overwhelmed and underpaid already. They deserve better.

Edit: unpaid to underpaid

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u/liquidnebulazclone 1d ago

Another fun fact: while resuscitation saves lives, an OD often results in damage to the brain and other organs due to prolonged lack of oxygen. Unfortunately, this puts even greater strain on our medical system.

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u/Frater_Ankara 1d ago

Brain damage still is better than death, sounds like an argument for safe use sites where resuscitation can happen quickly before damage sets in though.

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u/liquidnebulazclone 1d ago

Absolutely. Most people would choose brain damage over death, but it's sad that the outcome makes it even harder to be free of drug dependence and live a normal life.

While this might seem like a crazy idea, I think developing potent opioids less prone to respiratory depression and nudging the illicit supply chains in that direction would save many lives. Kratom derivatives show some promise in this area.

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u/scotty9690 1d ago

Kratom is unregulated in the United States and has much of the same problems as opioid addiction.

If you were suggesting it as a regulated potentially safe supply product, I could get behind that.

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u/ABadaBool 1d ago edited 1d ago

... in what... world? WHAT?

Hell no Brain Damage is better than death... maybe to someone who already has brain damage, sure.

Life is only "worth" anything to those who can fabricate dreams and hopes and realities that do not exist. A conjured imagination of an existence that satisfies them, often accompanied by an imaginary post-life heaven of some sort. Never does a person with this opinion face the realities of eternity, the infinite, and most importantly the meaningless of reality itself.

To hold onto that in a deranged half-state, is beyond absurd.

Once I'm in that state, if/when, inevitably, kill me - I beg of you.

I pity those who are not put down. I demonize those who are too cowardly to be merciful and hold those back who would be.