The word “urgent” was used five times in the recommendations section alone, including on harm reduction, safe supply, treatment, recovery and youth services.
All three of B.C.’s political parties – including the NDP – have joined together to co-write a report that sharply criticizes the NDP government for an inadequate addictions and treatment system, saying the government needs to make major investments and reforms to curb a toxic drug crisis that has already killed more than 10,000 people.
But if there was urgency felt by the BC NDP government, it wasn’t on display when Mental Health and Addictions Minister Sheila Malcolmson stood in front of cameras to respond. On Friday, Malcolmson will be out again to unveil 30 new and expanded services for young people dealing with mental health and substance use challenges.
Perhaps most alarming were statistics that showed 72 per cent of those who’d died due to toxic drugs had visited a health professional within the last three months, and 30 per cent had 10 or more visits during that time. “The value of the work that this committee did was to bring everybody into a shared landscape of the reality of this crisis,” said Furstenau.
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