Changes to the Mental Health Services Protection Regulation will take away the ability for pharmacists and other dispensers to prescribe hydromorphone, heroin and fentanyl as treatment for addictions
is expanding access to prescription high-potency opioids to treat substance use disorder while limiting where patients can seek treatment.
At a news conference, Mr. Ellis said ensuring supervision of clients will prevent prescribed opioids from being traded or sold on the illicit market and increase public safety. “When it comes to these drugs, the risk to patients and to our communities is simply too high,” he said. Speakers at the news conference said the advantage of AHS being a centralized health system is that it breaks down health care inequalities, especially in rural areas.
After a lawsuit was brought against the government, arguing the closings would breach protected rights, the province agreed to continue funding the program for existing clients. However, no new clients were accepted. “This is not safe supply. This doesn’t follow the principles of safe supply, which is a harm reduction strategy, but this does open up a lot of options for clients who do not do well with traditional treatments,” said Dr. Ghosh.
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