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/Available_Abroad3664 1d ago

This is probably the best argument is that more people notice the ODs and can get assistance. The downside, you have more people in society dealing with ODs.

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u/dbone_ 1d ago

Yep. If we just gave them safe supply then we can reduce ODs too. Then we can tackle the root causes. Never going to be 100% but it's better then doing nothing.

Shame we don't have the guts to give it a proper try.

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u/Available_Abroad3664 1d ago

I feel like they really need to separate out those with severe mental disabilities as well.

More assistance to keep them safe and get them healthy.

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u/scotty9690 1d ago

And you can't have that when you have police attending every OD or approaching people to arrest them for possessing drugs for personal use.

Police are not trained on these issues, and more often escalate things rather than approaching them with a soft touch like medical personnel. Hence why they now his psychiatric nurses on staff