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Fergus Bruce's avatar

Vancouver had a hospital for drug addicts. Riverview hospital.

They shut it down.

No wonder the paramedics are burnt out. Big harma is paying for the cull and the ambulance.

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barbara smith's avatar

Gee - i wonder why? Addicts need help via therapeutic detox and support - not free drugs and harm reduction - wake up - it is NOT working… too expensive to offer mandatory treatment for addicts… well, then keep doing what you are doing because it is only getting worse!!

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Holland Marshall's avatar

I foundthis part very interesting.

woman called 911 again — she did so nearly every day. She said she had chest pain. But when she saw the green patch on his uniform, it meant he could not give her what she wanted: fentanyl. She screamed at him to call “the red tags” — advanced care paramedics authorized to administer opioids. When a red-patched unit was available. She got her dose.

So paramedics have become a free UberEats delivery service for drug addicts that "order" a daily fentanyl hit. No wonder they are overworked.

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Holland Marshall's avatar

Living in a socialist country where the politicans feel that the taxpayers have deep pockets provide a great life for those who know how to beat the system.

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