Citing a National Post investigation, the Tory leader says much of the \u0022safer supply\u0022 drugs handed out were being re\u002Dsold on the street.
“Will the prime minister back away from his reckless plan to join with the NDP in B.C. and decriminalize crack, heroin and other deadly drugs,” he added.
by columnist Adam Zivo, who examined the controversial initiative that provides drug addicts with government-funded substitutes — most notably the opioid hydromorphone — as a safer alternative to street drugs.Article contentwere being re-sold on the street — usually to fund illicit purchases of the powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl.
Meant as a safer way for opioid addicts to get their fix, physicians Zivo spoke to said the government-provided hydromorphone is instead fuelling a new wave of opioid addiction, particularly among youth.Article content
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