What's the evidence that "involuntary care" works? (Dr. Perry Kendall)

This is VANCOLOUR host Mo Amir chats with former B.C. Provincial Health Officer (the one before Dr. Bonnie Henry) Dr. Perry Kendall about his concerns with British Columbia's proposed plans to expand involuntary treatment (care without consent). Dr. Kendall was the PHO who officially declared B.C.'s toxic drug supply crisis a "public health emergency". Recorded: September 23, 2024.

[@duelenigma7732]

I have thought involuntary care is needed for the addicts , the regular people and the swamped medical system . Very tired of society getting the brunt of this disaster of addiction . I also believe the trafficking of hard drugs needs to be exponentially harder even draconian . Have some guts society . This mess is damaging our health care , policing , youth ,focus and on. They need to be institutionalized so society can move beyond junkies parking their junk wherever they choose .

[@markit2833]

Instead of telling us what won’t work, give us a plan that will keep everyone safe!!!!!!

[@marianfrances4959]

Tip toeing around, yapping about these people, who cause huge problems for the rest of the community is not enough. We want our cities back.

[@davecampbell9803]

100% right way to treat this. "Safe consumption" is still active addiction and not a solution.

[@TheMcgojoh]

Thanks Mo. More conversations like this are needed.

[@soyakojima2812]

Will the courts allow it all? I don’t think so…

[@Cnd531]

It will have limited results, heroine will be the only success story. But supplying the problem will be worse. Stopping the supply stops the addiction. If you can’t find it or get it. You won’t use it. Aggressive policing and high school education is severely required. Talk to experienced recovered people who understand. Almost all inexperienced people don’t understand.

[@TheMcgojoh]

The war on Drugs was a sham from the begining and Drugs have won. We found out the same thing with Alcohol all them years ago: Regulate the supply to have a healthy population. Have you ever seen what drinking mouthwash, aftershave. or the like does do a persons ability to function? The poison out there is the same. Give them proper drugs and they will behave properly, the last 80 yrs of DTES shows that (yes they did smack in the 40's by the hundreds down there)

[@CharlesHatley-e9h]

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