B.C. text alerts to flag toxic drugs in circulation

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octobre 20, 2022

Managed by the BC Centre for Disease Control, the Toxic Drug and Health Alerts System sends text notifications to subscribers who want information about illicit substances and increases in toxic drug poisonings in their region. The system is also a platform for people to anonymously submit information such as date and location of drug overdose, a physical description of the drug and packaging, where the substance was purchased and what it's believed to be. Illicit drug toxicity is the leading cause of unnatural death in B.C. and is second only to cancers in terms of years of life lost.

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