Tommy Brothers
@tdbrothers.bsky.social
MD, PhD, FRCPC | general internal medicine & addiction medicine doctor | social epidemiologist & health services researcher | Nova Scotian
Reposted by Tommy Brothers
Health Canada ignored expert advice to expand access to safer drugs for opioid users, internal documents show. There are no plans to renew funding for safer supply programs, says Health Canada.
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They’re at risk of dying from opioid overdose. The government cut funding that could help them | CBC News
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 bac...
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November 16, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Health Canada ignored expert advice to expand access to safer drugs for opioid users, internal documents show. There are no plans to renew funding for safer supply programs, says Health Canada.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... via @cbcnews.ca
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... via @cbcnews.ca