| Hans-Günter Meyer-Thompson | International
Kanada. In British Columbia, Drug Policy Rollbacks Are Limiting HIV Care
Kanada. In British Columbia, Drug Policy Rollbacks Are Limiting HIV Care
(…) Since British Columbia declared the overdose crisis a public health emergency in 2016, more than 17,500 people in the province have died of overdose. But amid escalating political backlash, on January 14 BC shuttered its historic pilot that for the past three years had decriminalized possession of small quantities of opioids, cocaine, methamphetamine and MDMA. Now, recriminalization is bringing back barriers to health care, including potential for HIV and hepatitis C prevention. (Filter, USA, 10.02.2026)
https://filtermag.org/british-columbia-drug-policy-hiv-care/