An emergency response to the opioid overdose crisis in Canada: a regulated opioid distribution program

Commentary by Mark Tyndall where he argues that safe supply and decriminlization are key to adress the actual overdose crisis. More specifically, he points to the fact the illicit drug market is contaminated and is even more since B.C doctors began deprescribing opioids in order to adress the crisis.He states that this approach is counter-intuitive since it makes diverted prescribed opioid less available and thus making the illicit market more dangerous. The author then goes to offer actions such as hydromorphone pills distribution and injectable iOAT program.