Episode 56: Extraordinary Circumstances

It&#8217;s been almost six years since the launch of BC&#8217;s tiny safe supply program; also known as &#8220;prescribed alternatives.&#8221; Although the evidence that safe supply saves lives hasn&#8217;t changed, the political favourability of BC&#8217;s program has. In episode 56, we talk to safe supply patients, prescribers and experts who are experiencing the dismantling of this life saving program first hand. Share Post <path id="reddit" d="M307.523,231.062c1.11,2.838,1.614,5.769,1.614,8.681c0,5.862-2.025,11.556-5.423,16.204 c-3.36,4.593-8.121,8.158-13.722,9.727h0.01c-0.047,0.019-0.094,0.019-0.117,0.037c-0.023,0-0.061,0.019-0.079,0.019 c-2.623,0.896-5.312,1.316-7.98,1.316c-6.254,0-12.396-2.254-17.306-6.096c-4.872-3.826-8.56-9.324-9.717-15.845h-0.01 c0-0.019,0-0.042-0.009-0.069c0-0.019,0-0.038-0.019-0.065h0.019c-0.364-1.681-0.551-3.36-0.551-5.021 c0-5.647,1.923-11.07,5.097-15.551c3.164-4.453,7.626-7.99,12.848-9.811c0.019,0,0.038-0.01,0.038-0.01 c0.027,0,0.027-0.027,0.051-0.027c2.954-1.092,6.072-1.639,9.157-1.639c5.619,0,11.154,1.704,15.821,4.821 c4.611,3.066,8.354,7.561,10.23,13.143c0.019,0.037,0.019,0.07,0.037,0.103c0,0.037,0.019,0.057,0.037,0.084H307.523z M290.329,300.349c-2.202-1.428-4.751-2.291-7.448-2.291c-2.175,0-4.434,0.621-6.445,1.955l0,0 c-19.004,11.342-41.355,17.558-63.547,17.558c-16.65,0-33.199-3.514-48.192-10.879l-0.077-0.037l-0.075-0.028 c-2.261-0.924-4.837-2.889-7.647-4.76c-1.428-0.925-2.919-1.844-4.574-2.521c-1.633-0.695-3.447-1.181-5.386-1.181 c-1.605,0-3.292,0.359-4.957,1.115c-0.086,0.033-0.168,0.065-0.252,0.098h0.009c-2.616,0.999-4.66,2.829-5.974,4.994 c-1.372,2.23-2.046,4.826-2.046,7.411c0,2.334,0.551,4.667,1.691,6.786c1.085,2.007,2.754,3.762,4.938,4.938 c21.429,14.454,46.662,21.002,71.992,20.979c22.838,0,45.814-5.287,66.27-14.911l0.107-0.065l0.103-0.056 c2.697-1.597,6.282-3.029,9.661-5.115c1.671-1.064,3.304-2.296,4.704-3.897c1.4-1.591,2.525-3.551,3.16-5.875v-0.01 c0.266-1.026,0.392-2.025,0.392-3.024c0-1.899-0.467-3.701-1.241-5.32C294.361,303.775,292.504,301.778,290.329,300.349z M139.875,265.589c0.037,0,0.086,0.014,0.128,0.037c2.735,0.999,5.554,1.493,8.345,1.493c6.963,0,13.73-2.852,18.853-7.5 c5.115-4.662,8.618-11.257,8.618-18.775c0-0.196,0-0.392-0.009-0.625c0.019-0.336,0.028-0.705,0.028-1.083 c0-7.458-3.456-14.08-8.522-18.762c-5.085-4.686-11.836-7.551-18.825-7.551c-1.867,0-3.769,0.219-5.628,0.653 c-0.028,0-0.049,0.009-0.077,0.009c0,0-0.019,0-0.028,0c-9.252,1.937-17.373,8.803