Anthony Furey: BC May Finally Be Learning From Its Drug-Culture Mistakes

Commentary I’ve just discovered a whole bunch of online posts and institutional releases insisting that it’s unlikely someone will die from second-hand fentanyl smoke and that such smoke isn’t really that big of a deal. It’s incredible, really. First, that there are enough people being exposed to fentanyl smoke as they go about their lives that they’re now seeking information on it. Second, that those who want an increasingly lax approach to drug culture are trying to tell people that this is no biggie. Well, try telling that to the British Columbia Nurses Union. They’re one of the most recent collective voices in B.C. to step forward and take issue with the province’s incredibly permissive approach to hard drug use....