Yesterday, the Public Health Agency of Canada reported that 2020 is likely to be the worst year on record for the drug poisoning epidemic. Decriminalization, Dr. Theresa Tam says, needs to be on the table. Trudeau still disagrees.
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Amid Trudeau's "strong action," the death toll approaches a new high.
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'Poisoning' recognizes that many opioid-related deaths aren't due to 'dosing' at all. What's increasingly common is that a user might us the same amount of heroin, say, as they always have, but because the potency changed, their body goes into shock, and they can die.
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Given how bad her takes on the Pandemic initially were, I would hesitate to jump on the "Theresa Tam is obviously correct here" bandwagon.
Also, politics and policy is always a lot more complicated than the easiest answer, which has a high likelihood of unintended consequences.
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You make it easier for users to access safe/legal prescription programs. And, if done right, you can enable buyer's cooperatives — where, even if the source is illicit, bulk buying ensures it's reliable and can be tested. Lots of fentanyl doesn't even come from China.
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PMJT doesn't disagree as he stated all options are on the table & further outlined steps that have been taken.
How about reporting on the lack of action on the part of most Prov Govts? When criminal possession for own use isn't being charged, decriminalization isn't the big issue
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