People with stimulant use disorder at high risk for OD after jail
The period of time following release from jail is especially high risk for overdose, even more so for people with substance-use disorders.
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The period of time following release from jail is especially high risk for overdose, even more so for people with substance-use disorders.
The period of time following release from jail is especially high risk for overdoses, even more so for people with substance-use disorders.
VICTORIA — The British Columbia government has announced inmates struggling with mental health and substance use will be supported after they leave jail by transition teams connected to all 10 of the province's correctional centres.
The British Columbia government has announced inmates struggling with mental health and substance use will be supported after they leave jail by transition teams connected to all 10 of the province's correctional centres.
Doug LePard and Amanda Butler's report validated concerns by local politicians that violent crime is going up.