Why B.C.'s former health officer wants to produce legal heroin episode artwork

EPISODE · Jul 16, 2020 · 20 MIN

Why B.C.'s former health officer wants to produce legal heroin

from Front Burner

British Columbia's former provincial health officer, Dr. Perry Kendall, has been a harm-reduction advocate for decades. Now, he's planning to launch a company to produce a domestic supply of affordable, legal and pharmaceutical-grade heroin to be used "as a medication for therapy and treatment, but also … to try and cut down the number of unfortunate and preventable deaths that we're currently seeing." Today on Front Burner, a conversation with Kendall about a safer supply of drugs and the overdose crisis.

Episode metadata supplied by the publisher feed · Published Jul 16, 2020

Embed this episode

Ready to play

Why B.C.'s former health officer wants to produce legal heroin

0:00 20:49

No transcript for this episode yet

We transcribe on demand. Request one and we'll notify you when it's ready — usually under 10 minutes.

No similar episodes found.

No similar podcasts found.

Frequently Asked Questions

How long is this episode of Front Burner?

This episode is 20 minutes long.

When was this Front Burner episode published?

This episode was published on July 16, 2020.

Can I download this Front Burner episode?

Yes. Use the download control on the episode player to save the publisher-provided media file.
URL copied to clipboard!