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Objective
Purpose: To provide information on implementation of the provincial Prescribed Safer Supply (PSS) policy, and recommendations to improve benefits and minimize harms.
Findings/Key points
For many, the ideal PSS model would include a continuum of safer supply delivery models, ranging from PSS through to a regulated supply. For others, a highly structured medical-based approach is the way forward. Looking to the future, many clinicians and PWLLE articulated a shared vision for non-stigmatizing, patient-centered, culturally safe, accessible PSS program as part of a continuum of care (including harm reduction, treatment including OAT, withdrawal services, and a spectrum of recovery services) that support PWUD across BC and respects the diversity of client needs and goals.