Resolving the Toxic Drug Crisis

Whereas it has been eight years since the declaration of the toxic drug crisis as a public health emergency; And whereas local governments need their provincial partners to move from reaction to action by developing and implementing a holistic plan that brings into balance all four pillars: prevention, harm reduction, treatment and recovery, and enforcement: Therefore be it resolved that UBCM request the Province develop and implement a balanced holistic plan, based on these four pillars prevention, harm reduction, treatment and recovery, and enforcement for resolving the toxic drug crisis.