[Igottago]

I don't know much about the individual that defied the authorities and ended up OD'ing, but it goes to show that simply attempting to "clean" the supply of drugs, it isn't the best idea, its still leaving addicts (even one apparently spearheading the strategy) at risk. You are never going to make a dent in the problem by giving people easy access to drugs, never, even if you think those drugs are clean, the results are in, come check out Vancouver if you want to see how well the policy has worked. I think the problem here in BC is that there's entire non profit organizations, government agencies, medical departments and careers and reputations built around ineffective strategies. It will take a seismic shift in approach to change things, which probably means a new government willing to dismantle the old ideas. And that is very unlikely to happen in this province.

You have to reduce the supply of dangerous drugs, not just keep them clean and keep distributing it out into the population. I tend to agree with the people that have been saying "safe supply" is a misnomer. There is no safe supply. Its a short sighted strategy, which just kicks the can down the road. For every overdose it prevents, how many more addicts are created by easy access to supply or kept addicted longer than they need to be?