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Behind the men is brick wall covered in a bright, turquoise-coloured mural depicting the partial skull of a creature with a large white eye and teeth. One man is hunched over and examining something in his hand. The other is watching what the man is doing.

Finding innovative solutions to reduce the cost of substance use on health care

Substance use added $13 billion to health-care costs in 2020, further stressing the system. Several bold ideas are showing how this can be reduced.
Behind the men is brick wall covered in a bright, turquoise-coloured mural depicting the partial skull of a creature with a large white eye and teeth. One man is hunched over and examining something in his hand. The other is watching what the man is doing.

Finding innovative solutions to reduce the cost of substance use on health care

B.C. ban on public consumption of some drugs would harm the vulnerable

Oregon’s decriminalization of drugs has lessons for B.C.

Harm-reduction policy is necessary to save lives in opioid crisis

Funding for abstinence-based programing won’t combat drug toxicity

Two long shelves filled with bins of small packets and plastic containers along with boxes of syringes.

Further loosen restrictions around the splitting and sharing of drugs

COVID-19 shows us why Canada needs a federal alcohol act

Legalize and regulate non-medical use of all drugs, prioritizing opioids

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