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How drug decriminalization in B.C. could help save lives

Dr. Eugenia Oviedo-Joekes, an addictions expert at UBC’s School of Population and Public Health, answers some key questions about the decriminalization of illegal drugs — and how it could help save lives in B.C.

Jun 9, 2022

UBC experts on overdose deaths in B.C.

UBC experts on overdose deaths in B.C.

B.C.’s Chief Coroner Lisa Lapointe announced today that 2020 was the deadliest year on record for illicit drug overdoses in this province.

Feb 11, 2021