"It's just a perfect storm": Exploring the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on overdose risk in British Columbia from the perspectives of people who use substances

• Main Authors: Annie Foreman-Mackey (Author), Jessica Xavier (Author), Jenny Corser (Author), Mathew Fleury (Author), Kurt Lock (Author), Amiti Mehta (Author), Jessica Lamb (Author), Jenny McDougall (Author), Cheri Newman (Author), Jane A. Buxton (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Despite the implementation and expansion of public health and harm reduction strategies aimed at preventing and reversing overdoses, rates of overdose-related events and fatalities continue to rise in British Columbia. The COVID-19 pandemic created a second, concurrent public hea...