Health Canada ignored expert advice to expand access to safe drugs for opioid users, internal documents show

Health Canada ignored expert advice to expand access to safe drugs for opioid users, internal documents show
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As deadly drug overdoses climbed across Canada, decision-makers faced political backlash for funding programs that gave drug users prescribed opioids and, against their own experts’ advice, scaled back their support of safe supply programs, an investigation by CBC’s the fifth estate has found.