Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he and new British Columbia Premier David Eby conferred about methods to counter the “horrific” drug poisoning epidemic.
Trudeau advised a crowd in Richmond, B.C., the place he and Eby spoke about investments in baby care, that they’re working with provincial governments to make sure science and information are used to counter the epidemic.
The B.C. Coroners Service says greater than 1,800 folks died of illicit drug overdoses within the first 10 months of this yr, whereas virtually 10,700 have died for the reason that province declared a well being emergency in April 2016.
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Trudeau referred to as the Opposition Conservative chief’s latest video “incredibly ignorant,” referring to Pierre Poilievre’s declare {that a} protected provide of medicine for addicts is a failed experiment.
Eby says the province has an vital partnership with the federal authorities in making an attempt to separate folks from those that are promoting poisonous medication.
The premier says a brand new mannequin of care that B.C. introduced final week will permit somebody recovering from an overdose to go instantly from the emergency room to detox and on to therapy.
