The report also seeks a 'substantial increase' in funding for recovery and detox programs, while recommending overdose and mental health calls be redirected from police to more specialized responders whenever possible.
The more than three dozen recommendations include ensuring continuity of care for at-risk people, expanding a take-home naloxone program, and engaging with health-care providers to reduce barriers in prescribing a safe supply of drugs.
The committee says since beginning work in April, it heard stories of "agony, frustration and hope" from almost 1,000 oral and written submissions, and that the crisis represents a "staggering loss." A provincial coroner’s report released in September says the rate of toxic drug deaths is 42 people per 100,000, twice what it was in April 2016 when the government declared a public health emergency over the rising rate of overdoses.
Committee chair Niki Sharma said in a news release that its members heard some residents aren't able to access life-saving services.
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