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Medicine · Public Health · Health Policy
This Viewpoint from JAMA Health Forum critically examines the implementation and subsequent deimplementation of safer supply programs in Canada, which provided pharmaceutical-grade medications to individuals using unregulated substances, particularly opioids. The article analyzes the policy factors and evidence base that led to the rise and then the rollback of these harm reduction initiatives across Canadian provinces. For a public health researcher and physician like yourself, this analysis offers a timely case study on the complex interplay between evidence, politics, and program sustainability in population-level health interventions.
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