Hard drugs to be decriminalized in British Columbia
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It kept you busy and out of trouble didn’t it?
Only if you believe she spent four years on the Russian front while getting an edumacation , prior to law school where she learned how to troll the internet for the big bucks .
You can probably get an app for both of those Parler games.
I'm no fan of the drug companies, but let's not kid ourselves. Most of the addicts in Vancouver did not get hooked on a prescription and became an addict. There are cases, but this feels more like Liberal gun control. The Cartels will continue to thrive no matter how many times you sue Phizer.
You ever try to sue a drug cartel?
Just going after the low hanging fruit. The same people that governments begged to cure covid. Oh wait, that one didn't work out so well either.
The problem is that governments, through health ministries were giving out prescriptions for meth, sorry OxyContin like gift certificates. This whole dog & pony show is much like suing tobacco companies for treating cancer, while raking in billions in taxes on tobacco.
The study was produced by Dr. Brian Conway, director of Vancouver’s Infectious Disease Centre, whose research team administered anonymized questionnaires and urine tests to 50 of their safer supply patients this spring. They wanted to understand whether these patients were actually using their hydromorphone — a heroin-strength opioid distributed through safer supply — as intended.
Nearly a quarter of the patients self-reported diverting their prescribed hydromorphone: 20 per cent claimed that they used only some of their pills and sold or traded the rest, while four per cent claimed that they diverted all of them.
However, the urine tests found that 24 per cent of patients had absolutely no hydromorphone in their system…
…which suggests that as much as a quarter of them — not just four per cent, as indicated in the questionnaires — may have diverted all of their hydromorphone.
This suggests that a significant portion of the questionnaire responses (at least 20 per cent) may be false, and that diversion was more prevalent than patients were willing to admit.
It should be noted that urine tests in Canada are notoriously easy to cheat, as they typically only measure the presence or absence of a drug, not its quantity. Over the past two years, several physicians and former addicts have told me that safer supply patients are well-aware of this, and that many pass their tests by consuming one or two hydromorphone pills just before giving their samples.
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Although the studied patients were on safer supply for a median period of 15 months, street drugs were still found in ALL of their urine samples: 84 per cent tested positive for fentanyl, and 72 per cent for amphetamines.
The very purpose of safer supply is to separate recipients from riskier illicit substances, so it is concerning that the program appears to be failing in this regard.
When asked whether there was any evidence, aside from patient self-reports, that safer supply reduced (without eliminating) fentanyl use among his patients, Conway referred back to the reduced overdose numbers. He emphasized that safer supply is “not all good and all bad,” and that it needs to be “fine tuned” after being misrepresented as a “silver bullet” for solving the addiction crisis.
Nearly a quarter of the patients self-reported diverting their prescribed hydromorphone: 20 per cent claimed that they used only some of their pills and sold or traded the rest, while four per cent claimed that they diverted all of them.
However, the urine tests found that 24 per cent of patients had absolutely no hydromorphone in their system…
…which suggests that as much as a quarter of them — not just four per cent, as indicated in the questionnaires — may have diverted all of their hydromorphone.This suggests that a significant portion of the questionnaire responses (at least 20 per cent) may be false, and that diversion was more prevalent than patients were willing to admit.
It should be noted that urine tests in Canada are notoriously easy to cheat, as they typically only measure the presence or absence of a drug, not its quantity. Over the past two years, several physicians and former addicts have told me that safer supply patients are well-aware of this, and that many pass their tests by consuming one or two hydromorphone pills just before giving their samples.
Adam Zivo: New study shows a quarter of safer supply patients diverting opioids — National Post
Program appears to be failing to incentivize addicts to move away from toxic illegal street drugs
The very purpose of safer supply is to separate recipients from riskier illicit substances, so it is concerning that the program appears to be failing in this regard.
When asked whether there was any evidence, aside from patient self-reports, that safer supply reduced (without eliminating) fentanyl use among his patients, Conway referred back to the reduced overdose numbers. He emphasized that safer supply is “not all good and all bad,” and that it needs to be “fine tuned” after being misrepresented as a “silver bullet” for solving the addiction crisis.
Safer Supply is actually code for Uncle.The study was produced by Dr. Brian Conway, director of Vancouver’s Infectious Disease Centre, whose research team administered anonymized questionnaires and urine tests to 50 of their safer supply patients this spring. They wanted to understand whether these patients were actually using their hydromorphone — a heroin-strength opioid distributed through safer supply — as intended.
Nearly a quarter of the patients self-reported diverting their prescribed hydromorphone: 20 per cent claimed that they used only some of their pills and sold or traded the rest, while four per cent claimed that they diverted all of them.
However, the urine tests found that 24 per cent of patients had absolutely no hydromorphone in their system…
This suggests that a significant portion of the questionnaire responses (at least 20 per cent) may be false, and that diversion was more prevalent than patients were willing to admit.
It should be noted that urine tests in Canada are notoriously easy to cheat, as they typically only measure the presence or absence of a drug, not its quantity. Over the past two years, several physicians and former addicts have told me that safer supply patients are well-aware of this, and that many pass their tests by consuming one or two hydromorphone pills just before giving their samples.
Although the studied patients were on safer supply for a median period of 15 months, street drugs were still found in ALL of their urine samples: 84 per cent tested positive for fentanyl, and 72 per cent for amphetamines.Adam Zivo: New study shows a quarter of safer supply patients diverting opioids — National Post
Program appears to be failing to incentivize addicts to move away from toxic illegal street drugs
The very purpose of safer supply is to separate recipients from riskier illicit substances, so it is concerning that the program appears to be failing in this regard.
When asked whether there was any evidence, aside from patient self-reports, that safer supply reduced (without eliminating) fentanyl use among his patients, Conway referred back to the reduced overdose numbers. He emphasized that safer supply is “not all good and all bad,” and that it needs to be “fine tuned” after being misrepresented as a “silver bullet” for solving the addiction crisis.
Eby and Dix actually denied this.The study was produced by Dr. Brian Conway, director of Vancouver’s Infectious Disease Centre, whose research team administered anonymized questionnaires and urine tests to 50 of their safer supply patients this spring. They wanted to understand whether these patients were actually using their hydromorphone — a heroin-strength opioid distributed through safer supply — as intended.
Nearly a quarter of the patients self-reported diverting their prescribed hydromorphone: 20 per cent claimed that they used only some of their pills and sold or traded the rest, while four per cent claimed that they diverted all of them.
However, the urine tests found that 24 per cent of patients had absolutely no hydromorphone in their system…
This suggests that a significant portion of the questionnaire responses (at least 20 per cent) may be false, and that diversion was more prevalent than patients were willing to admit.
It should be noted that urine tests in Canada are notoriously easy to cheat, as they typically only measure the presence or absence of a drug, not its quantity. Over the past two years, several physicians and former addicts have told me that safer supply patients are well-aware of this, and that many pass their tests by consuming one or two hydromorphone pills just before giving their samples.
Although the studied patients were on safer supply for a median period of 15 months, street drugs were still found in ALL of their urine samples: 84 per cent tested positive for fentanyl, and 72 per cent for amphetamines.Adam Zivo: New study shows a quarter of safer supply patients diverting opioids — National Post
Program appears to be failing to incentivize addicts to move away from toxic illegal street drugs
The very purpose of safer supply is to separate recipients from riskier illicit substances, so it is concerning that the program appears to be failing in this regard.
When asked whether there was any evidence, aside from patient self-reports, that safer supply reduced (without eliminating) fentanyl use among his patients, Conway referred back to the reduced overdose numbers. He emphasized that safer supply is “not all good and all bad,” and that it needs to be “fine tuned” after being misrepresented as a “silver bullet” for solving the addiction crisis.
I guess it is better to deny than admit you've endorsed a policy that promotes addiction and criminal activity.