Opioid crisis

Opioids are mind-altering addictive drugs made from opium poppy plants. Doctors prescribe them to reduce pain, but they are often misused, and have been restricted for decades in British Columbia. Opioids include opium, codeine, morphine, heroin, and partially synthetic drugs hydrocodone and oxycodone. Opioids sold illegally on the street are often mixed with cheaper drugs or fillers. An overdose can cause brain damage or death. In British Columbia, accidental overdose deaths were already an...

If you are already registered on KnowBC, login now to get access to the full article.

You may already have access to KnowBC through your school, university or library.

• Schools that subscribe to KnowBC
• Colleges and universities that subscribe to KnowBC
• Public libraries that subscribe to KnowBC

If you do not already have access to KnowBC, you can subscribe.