First Nations women overrepresented among B.C. toxic drug deaths: doctor
Dr. Nel Wieman with the First Nations Health Authority speaks about the illicit drug toxicity deaths in the province and about the effect on First Nation's communities during a press conference at B.C. Legislature in Victoria, B.C., on Monday, February 24, 2020.
That figure rose to 8.8 per cent for First Nations women, specifically, compared with non-Indigenous women in the province in the first half of 2022, she said. B.C.’s exemption to federal drug laws also took effect Tuesday. The three-year pilot project allows adults to carry up to 2.5 grams of certain illicit substances without fear of being arrested or having their drugs confiscated by police.
“There are also the impacts of ongoing events, including the discovery of the unmarked graves of children who attended residential schools, various climate change emergencies and the COVID-19 pandemic,” Wieman told a news conference where the annual statistics were released. “Offering treatment that’s grounded in culture and ceremony addresses , addressing the underlying trauma will have a better longer-term outcome.”
“Stories have been shared with us of women who used substances privately, because of the fear they have of losing their children or personal supports.”
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