"If it wasn't for them, I don't think I would be here": experiences of the first year of a safer supply program during the dual public health emergencies of COVID-19 and the drug toxicity crisis

• Главные авторы: Gillian Kolla (Автор), Bernie Pauly (Автор), Fred Cameron (Автор), Heather Hobbs (Автор), Corey Ranger (Автор), Jane McCall (Автор), Jerry Majalahti (Автор), Kim Toombs (Автор), Jack LeMaistre (Автор), Marion Selfridge (Автор), Karen Urbanoski (Автор)
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• Опубликовано: BMC, 2024-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background In response to the devastating drug toxicity crisis in Canada driven by an unregulated opioid supply predominantly composed of fentanyl and analogues, safer supply programs have been introduced. These programs provide people using street-acquired opioids with prescribed, pharmace...