Two of B.C.'s overdose prevention programs have 'significant deficiencies': auditor

VICTORIA — Nearly eight years after British Columbia declared a public-health emergency because of escalating overdoses, it still hasn't set a standard of care for those struggling with addiction, the auditor general says.

His office released two independent audits Tuesday on the government's supervised consumption services and the first phase of the prescribed safer-supply program. The auditor said the deficiencies have impacts on the people who need the services, their families and the health-care system. "In the same way, while monitoring is in place for our prescribed alternatives program, we continue to work directly with prescribers to support implementation."At an unrelated news conference on Tuesday, Premier David Eby acknowledged the reports' findings of barriers to accessing those prevention services, especially in remote parts of B.C.

The report says overdose prevention and supervised consumption services are critical to saving lives and connecting people to the supports they need, but it cited municipal resistance, location and accessibility of the sites and human resources as roadblocks to implementation across the province.

Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)

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