COVID-19 lockdowns are fuelling a spike in overdose deaths
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Last month, British Columbia had the highest number of overdose deaths it has ever seen in a single month. The overdose death rate for the month of May is higher than the overall number of COVID-19 deaths in the province. Today, we’re joined by Donald MacPherson, executive director of the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition, to talk about how the pandemic is putting people who use drugs at greater risk, and what he thinks needs to change.
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