B.C. Green Party pledges expanded safer supply, treatment regulation for toxic drug crisis

The BC Green Party has unveiled its plan to address the province’s toxic drug crisis, pledging an expansion of prescribed alternatives for those at risk of overdose, regulation of B.C.’s treatment and recovery programs and early intervention for youth.The three-point plan stands in contrast to ideas put forth by the incumbent BC NDP and surging B.C. Conservatives as drug use and associated disorder have become hot-button issues ahead of the Oct. 19 provincial election.