BC United Opposition Leader Kevin Falcon proposes a ban on open drug use in hospitals, stating that patients addicted to drugs should not have the right to use drugs while receiving care.
BC United Opposition Leader Kevin Falcon says he would ban open drug use in hospitals, as a provincial task force that aims to standardize smoking prohibitions and use of illicit drugs in hospitals met for the first time Thursday.
“We would enforce the safety of patients and workers over the rights of an individual who believes they have a right to use crack or smoke meth or do heroin,” he said. Falcon said nurses have too much to do already without “potentially violent, unstable patients, high on who knows what kind of drugs” threatening their safety.
The Health Ministry says it has met with health authorities to begin to standardize policies across the province, including those to ensure illicit drugs are only used in designated spaces within or around the hospital, or under direction of the health-care team. No decisions have been made on the rules around designated areas for drug consumption or establishing such sites — which formally or informally exist at some hospitals — or whether they would exist at every hospital site, Dix said.
“This will help us further support staff as we manage the patient’s addiction and potential need for unregulated drugs during the patient’s care, ” it said.
BC United Opposition Leader Kevin Falcon Ban Open Drug Use Hospitals Smoking Illicit Drugs Standardize Task Force Patients Addiction Safety Healthcare
Philippines Latest News, Philippines Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Israel opposition leader, in Washington, calls hostage deal hard but 'doable'Explore stories from Atlantic Canada.
Read more »
Israel opposition leader, in Washington, calls hostage deal hard but 'doable'Explore stories from Atlantic Canada.
Read more »
Sri Lankan opposition leader visits Toronto, Vancouver to gather support for fall electionAnura Dissanayake, a socialist leader who aims to unite the island’s different cultures, held rallies in the Canadian cities this past weekend during a trip aimed at convincing the diaspora to help elect him
Read more »
India protests German remarks on opposition leader's arrestExplore stories from Atlantic Canada.
Read more »
India opposition members detained after arrest of Delhi leader KejriwalExplore stories from Atlantic Canada.
Read more »
India opposition members detained after arrest of Delhi leader KejriwalExplore stories from Atlantic Canada.
Read more »