‘Safer supply’ in BC tied to increase in poisonings, but not deaths

Article
by
Knopf, Alison

Release Date

2024

Geography

Canada

Language of Resource

English

Full Text Available

No

Open Access / OK to Reproduce

No

Peer Reviewed

No

Findings/Key points

This article discusses a cohort study about British Colombia's safer opioid supply policy. It concludes that safer opioid supply is associated with more opioid-related poisonings but not with increased deaths.

Keywords

About PWUD
Safer supply
Mortality
Overdose