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Originally Posted by Changing City
I'm not challenging the idea that more should be done to reduce the death rate from the use of illicit drugs. Fentanyl is a huge factor in the higher death rate. "A review of completed cases from 2016-18 indicates that the top four detected drugs relevant to illicit drug overdose deaths were fentanyl (79%), cocaine (49%), thamphetamine/amphetamine (31%), and heroin (20%)"
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Since those add up to over 100% I'm assuming people tested positive for multiple substances. I think it's clear that Fentanyl is the main culprit here. Which of course has been linked to the giant money laundering/casino/real estate mess the government is trying to dig through.
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Originally Posted by Changing City
The suggestion that this is only - or mainly - a DTES problem, is completely inaccurate. From the BC Coroner's Report: " In 2018, 86% of fatal illicit drug overdoses occurred inside (58% in private residences, 24% in other residences including social and supportive housing, SROs, shelters, and hotels, and 4% in other inside locations) and 12% occurred outside in vehicles, sidewalks, streets, parks, etc." |
Definitely. A lot of people who aren't experienced are getting bad drugs, their system isn't used to anything, and boom, they are dead.
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Originally Posted by Changing City
So it's not that nothing is being tried - it's just that it's not helping enough, and so far the more radical moves proposed by healthcare professionals have been politically viewed as a step too far.
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Yes, a ton of things are being tried, and it feels like there isn't a lot of central organization or an overall "plan". I think what is missing is more data, or at least publicly published data. Even the supervised injection sites, sure "no deaths" is good, but how many people came in? How many OD'd but were saved because of where they are?