Minister’s, provincial health officer’s statements on the 10th anniversary of the toxic-drug crisis

Josie Osborne, Minister of Health, and Dr. Bonnie Henry, provincial health officer, have issued the following statements marking the 10th anniversary of the toxic-drug crisis being declared a public-health emergency:

Josie Osborne, Minister of Health, said:

“Today marks a decade of the toxic-drug public-health emergency, and over a decade of lives lost to increasingly unpredictable and highly toxic street drugs. This crisis is impacting our entire province, as well as Canada and North America, and has been filled with heartbreak, fear and grief for families, friends and colleagues. Each person lost was once a child, someone with a story and a future, a life cut short and a loss that families and communities will carry forever.

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