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A safer drug supply: a pragmatic and ethical response to the overdose crisis

Mark Tyndall

2020Canadian Medical Association Journal85 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF

Abstract

[See related article at [www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.200191][2]][2] KEY POINTS In related research, Crabtree and colleagues[1][2] provide an important snapshot of the toxic drug supply fuelling an overdose epidemic that has killed more than 6000 people in British Columbia since 2014.[2][3]

Topics & Concepts

SAFERSnapshot (computer storage)Drug overdoseMedicineDrugMedical emergencyComputer securityPsychiatryPoison controlComputer scienceOperating systemOpioid Use Disorder TreatmentPoisoning and overdose treatmentsForensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis