British Columbia is putting aside up to $22.6 million over three years to create infrastructure for safer supply programs, which provide those suffering with OUD prescription quality opiates so they are no longer reliant upon a potentially contaminated drug supply. This is designed to lower overdose rates, particularly those associated with synthetic opiate contamination. The link can be found here: https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2021MMHA0035-001375