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'To the families ... I am so sorry': addiction medicine specialist speaks to B.C.'s toxic drug crisis

2 months ago

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'To the families ... I am so sorry': addiction medicine specialist speaks to B.C.'s toxic drug crisis

2 months ago
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Duration 6:15

Dr. Paxton Bach, a co-medical director at the B.C. Centre on Substance Use, said the evolving, unpredictable drug supply is an emergency that should have warranted an "urgent response" years ago.

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