Opinion: Despite B.C.\u0027s many firsts, Alberta has a far lower death rate after prioritizing treatment
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Yet for more than a decade, the advice the government has received from Lapointe, the provincial health officer, the B.C. Centre on Substance Use, the city of Vancouver and others has focused heavily on stopping people from dying.In March 2020, it was the first jurisdiction in the world to offer hydromorphone,benzodiazepines, stimulants and alcohol to eligible individuals by prescription under a “safer supply” program.
In 2019, the provincial health officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry, said that these measures had averted 60 per cent of overdose deaths. Her 49-page report that year had a single recommendation: decriminalization.Article contentBut here’s the worst first. By a large margin, British Columbia remains No. 1 when it comes to deaths per 100,000 — 42.1 for the first six months of 2022. Within the Northern Health Authority, it soared to 60 deaths for every 100,000 people.
They’ve argued for a four pillars approach that includes addressing the root causes of addiction, including intergenerational trauma from residential schools, poverty and homelessness.
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