B.C.’s suspension of work on Vancouver Island hospital overdose prevention sites under scrutiny

B.C.’s suspension of work on Vancouver Island hospital overdose prevention sites under scrutiny

Leaked internal planning documents from Island Health show that the health authority had planned to open overdose prevention centres (OPC) at three Vancouver Island hospitals — with one site to be implemented in the summer of 2024 and the others

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