Safe supply not working as intended in Northern BC

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The statistics have yet to show any true signs of improvement in the Northern Health (NHA) region, as of April NHA is the highest region per capita in terms of overdose numbers. In Nothern BC there were 62 deaths per 100,000 people, compared to 60 deaths per 100,000 people in the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority.

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In April, seven additional people died as a result of unregulated illicit drugs for a total of 28 in 2023 in Prince George. The region is on track to surpass the total set in 2022.

“What we’ve seen here is actually a reduction in prescribing and prescribers,” said Juls Budau, Program Coordinator for United Northern Drug Users. “I’ve heard about many deaths in the community, not in the unhoused community, like people’s cousins, friends, brothers, like middle-class people thinking that they’re safe, doing drugs while they’re partying, and they’re absolutely not.”

The message from health professionals and those on the frontlines of this crisis is clear, safe supply isn’t working in Northern BC. Hoping the message makes its way to Victoria where policymakers can make the needed changes.