A photo provided by the Prince George RCMP shows various prescription pills that police claim were seized from organized crime groups, which had diverted some of them from B.C.'s safe supply program.
Prince George RCMP said thousands of prescription drug pills were seized alongside illicit drugs, some of which was diverted from B.C.'s safe supply program, in two separate local investigations. The announcement caught the attention of politicians who are critical of B.C.'s program.Prince George RCMP said these prescription pills were seized from organized crime groups, which had diverted some of them from B.C.'s safe supply program.
Advocates for the safe supply program are, however, defending efforts to provide safer drugs for users who would otherwise turn to a toxic, illicit drug supply that has been blamed for thousands of deaths in B.C. since a public health emergency was declared in 2016.Cpl.
Landmark study finds prescribing opioids dramatically reduced deaths, overdoses for drug users in B.C. Cooper said police have been noticing an "alarming trend" in which safe supply drugs are diverted from the program by organized crime groups and some of which are sold outside the province.Smith said on Friday that her province made it illegal to provide safe supply to drug users, but "unfortunately, that does not stop organized criminals from bringing it here illegally from other provinces.
Eby said medical professionals who administer safe supply to drug users monitor for risk and "do everything possible to minimize the risk of diversion.Poilievre told the GVBOT audience that drugs being diverted from the safe supply program was "insanity."
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