It's really disheartening to see the new chief coroner fall back on the old saw of positioning harm reduction as somehow opposed to treatment. This represents a complete misunderstanding of what harm reduction is. We'll gladly come to any table you want to lay out, sir.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/b-c-coroner-new-approach-to-overdose-crisis-1.7483956
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/b-c-coroner-new-approach-to-overdose-crisis-1.7483956
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It was also very upsetting, especially to those of us who lost a loved one, when we he concluded that nobody wanted to see monthly surveillance reports.
He should consult with people with lived experience.
Some "recovery" advocates oppose HR in principle, calling it enabling, or worse, whereas HR advocates support recovery, when it's ethical and evidence-based.