The number of Canadians who lost their lives to a toxic drug supply increased in the first three months of 2022, according to federal data released Wednesday.
The federal government is working toward a regulated safe supply of drugs, the addictions minister said Wednesday, as new data showed an increase in overdose deaths in the first three months of this year compared to the same period last year.
“I think that we are working as quickly as we can, I think we are worried about what’s out there and the role of organized crime, and how do we do this safely.” That’s up from 1,722 deaths during the same period in 2021, and 1,018 deaths between January and March 2020. Nearly 31,000 Canadians have lost their lives to overdose deaths since January 2016.
It’s “super significant” to hear Bennett now talking about the need to move to a regulated supply of drugs, said Donald MacPherson, executive director of the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition. The executive director of the Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users said she appreciates Bennett now using the word “regulate,” but is concerned a regulated safe supply envisioned by the government would still require a prescription to access, posing a barrier to recreational drug users.
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