BC Greens Propose Safer Drug Supply to Combat Overdose Crisis

Former Chief Coroner Lisa Lapointe endorses the Green Party's plan, criticizing involuntary treatment pushed by other parties.

• The BC Green Party plans to expand prescribed safer supply of opioids to address the province's overdose crisis.
• Former chief coroner Lisa Lapointe supports the Green's plan, warning that involuntary treatment lacks evidence and could increase deaths.
• The Greens also propose regulating treatment and recovery programs to ensure effectiveness and transparency.
• Both the BC NDP and Conservatives advocate for involuntary treatment, despite limited evidence of its success.
• More than 15,000 people have died from overdoses in BC since a public health emergency was declared in 2016.

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