Linda Larson is the BC Liberal candidate in the Boundary-Similkameen riding

2016 was a year of needless deaths from opioid overdoses, particularly with the rise of illicit fentanyl and carfentanil across Canada. Every one of these preventable deaths reminds us that no one is spare from the danger of these toxic drugs, or the suffering of addiction. Here in B.C., we have led the country in our response to this crisis with the following actions:

Invested $100 million to fund a comprehensive acute and long term strategy to combat the overdose crisis, spearheaded by our health and criminal justice Expert Joint Task Force.

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