A major thing people need to consider is that many drug addicts are drug addicts because they are fleeing (either psychologically or literally) a history of extreme trauma. Many are survivors of residential schools, sexual and/or physical abuse, have independent mental illness, etc...Sobering up means being left alone with the demons. It's not always as simple as people taking responsibility for their own actions.
Currently, BC is on pace for over 2000 deaths this year. More than from Covid...so something has to be done.
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