Thread by @NSS_CoP

💥"Safer supply is some people's last chance. It should be one among many options in our toolbox."
- Robyn Kalda's @MoreCoffeePls @NSS_CoP 🔥 response @globeandmail (September 21, 2022)

theglobeandmail.com/opinion/letter…

#SaferSupply #SaferSupplyEnablesLife #HarmReduction

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Full response reads:

"Re As Safe-supply Study Appears To Show Benefits For Drug Users, Critics Raise Warning Flag (Sept. 19): Author and doctor Vincent Lam wonders whether safe-supply clients are improving owing to wraparound care or a safer supply of drugs.

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It shouldn't matter: That wraparound care is part of the program. If someone brings their old car in to be painted yellow and they're offered a seatbelt and airbag too, the point should be that they're safer. Safer supply is not being offered to people instead of traditional

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...treatments. Methadone and buprenorphine work well for many people, but safe-supply recipients have already tried those treatments and found they did not work for them. Safer supply is some people's last chance. It should be one among many options in our toolbox."

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