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B.C. investigating ‘significant’ diversion prescribed opioids | Globalnews.ca

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A “significant portion” of opioids prescribed by doctors and pharmacists in British Columbia are being diverted, a leaked document says.

B.C. Health Minister Josie Osborne confirmed the internal briefing’s authenticity on Wednesday .

Next steps will include targeting of “specific pharmacies” by law enforcement agencies, it says.

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