Safer supply drug users will have to go to pharmacies multiple times a day under new B.C. model [Video]

A day after B.C.’s health minister overhauled the province’s prescription opioid program, the B.C. Conservative Opposition House leader shared her own story about the “insurmountable” price paid by her family following the loss of four loved ones to the toxic drug crisis.

Á’a:líya Warbus, who represents Chilliwack-Cultus Lake, said a year ago, her cousin, who she said was like a brother to her, died from a lethal dose of drugs.

“He lost his life because this government has not only failed to stop the flow of fentanyl into our communities, they then inflated the market with so-called safer supply,” Warbus said during question period.

Guy Felicella, a harm reduction advocate from Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, says safe consumption sites help reduce the harm around drug use and save lives. (Sarah Law/CBC)

“All drugs are lethal in the hands of vulnerable people who need solutions now.”

The safer supply program — which …

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