Vancouver Coastal Health Authority

$4,827,269.00 CAD

≈ 62 Canadians' average pay for a year
Department
Health Canada
Program
Substance Use and Addictions Program
Recipient country
Canada
Fiscal year
2020-2021
Agreement period
July 23, 2020 – March 31, 2024
Reference
hc-sc:271-2020-2021-Q4-00120

Published purpose

Delivered a prescribed alternatives (safer supply) program that prescribed pharmaceutical-grade opioids to people most at risk of overdose. The project focused on those who had been diagnosed with an opioid use disorder and who had not been helped by traditional substance use services and treatments.

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