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‘Quite startling’ wait-lists for addiction treatment in B.C. revealed in new documents

Freedom-of-information request shows crises in housing and health care drive long queues for publicly funded beds

Bethany Lindsay
Bethany Lindsay

20 Nov 2024 • 5 min read

A pair of hands with chunky silver rings hold a drug-filled spoon over a butane lighter.
A client of a supervised consumption site prepares a dose of drugs to smoke in this 2021 file photo. Experts say weeks-long waits for addiction treatment in B.C. are a major barrier to essential health care. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press)

Bethany Lindsay
Bethany Lindsay

Bethany Lindsay is an award-winning investigative journalist who covers white-collar crime. She is based in Vancouver and previously reported for CBC News, the Vancouver Sun, and the Cambodia Daily.

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