Article 4ZFTQ Opioid vending machine opens in Vancouver

Opioid vending machine opens in Vancouver

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William Turvill in Vancouver
from Science | The Guardian on (#4ZFTQ)

MySafe scheme for addicts aims to help reduce overdose deaths in Canadian city

A vending machine for powerful opioids has opened in Canada as part of a project to help fight the Canadian city's overdose crisis.

The MySafe project, which resembles a cash machine, gives addicts access to a prescribed amount of medical quality hydromorphone, a drug about twice as powerful as heroin.

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