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CMAJ. 1996 Sep 1;155(5):571-3.
British Columbia, which holds the dubious distinction of being the country's heroin capital, has introduced a number of programs in an attempt to reduce the number of drug-overdose deaths. A BC coroner who headed a provincial government task force into overdose fatalities in 1994 has recommended a number of harm-reduction strategies such as needle exchanges to reduce the negative consequences associated with illicit drug use. In addition, the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia is a world leader in methadone maintenance, with 1800 patients and 250 physicians registered in the program.
不列颠哥伦比亚省堪称该国的海洛因之都，这一“殊荣”着实令人尴尬。该省已推行了多项计划，试图减少药物过量致死的人数。1994年，一位不列颠哥伦比亚省验尸官领导了一个省级政府特别工作组，专门调查过量用药致死事件，他推荐了一些减少伤害的策略，比如针头交换，以降低与非法药物使用相关的负面后果。此外，不列颠哥伦比亚省医师和外科医生学院在美沙酮维持治疗方面处于世界领先地位，该项目有1800名患者和250名医生登记在册。
