Doctor says Indigenous people, especially women, overrepresented among B.C. toxic drug deaths
Indigenous people, especially women, are dying from toxic drugs at disproportionately high rates in British Columbia as the overdose crisis continues “unabated,” nearly seven years after the province first declared a public health emergency, said the top doctor for the First Nations Health Authority.
She noted that number contrasts with the overall toll for the province, which shows 79 per cent of those who died from toxic drugs last year were male. The underlying reasons for the increased impact of the toxic drug crisis on Indigenous people in B.C. are “complex and varied,” Wieman said.system and the apprehension of Indigenous children for placement in government care, along with a lack of access to culturally safe mental health and substance use supports, she said.
“We recognize that seeking treatment alone, in the standard western format, may not meet the needs of all First Nations people,” Wieman said. “B.C. and Canada must act urgently to fund meaningful healing and supports, especially initiatives by Indigenous people for Indigenous people, and end discrimination in the health-care system,” Tom said in a statement.
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