‘Careful evaluation needed’: Seemingly contradictory studies of B.C.’s safer supply released
One study found the program was associated with a reduced risk of death, while the other concluded the strategy was associated with an increase in opioid overdose hospitalizations.
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‘Careful evaluation needed’: Seemingly contradictory studies of B.C.’s safer supply released
One study found the program was associated with a reduced risk of death, while the other concluded the strategy was associated with an increase in opioid overdose hospitalizations.
‘Careful evaluation needed’: Seemingly contradictory studies of B.C.’s safer supply released
One study found the program was associated with a reduced risk of death, while the other concluded the strategy was associated with an increase in opioid overdose hospitalizations.
#globalnews #Health #Lifestyle #BChealth #BCsafesupply https://globalnews.ca/news/10416381/studies-bc-safer-supply/‘Careful evaluation needed’: Seemingly contradictory studies of B.C.’s safer supply released
One study found the program was associated with a reduced risk of death, while the other concluded the strategy was associated with an increase in opioid overdose hospitalizations.
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