The political war on safe drugs | Full episode | the fifth estate

Canada’s opioid crisis has led to the deaths of tens of thousands of people, costing the health and justice systems billions. Many health providers say there were solutions that could have helped. We reveal how politics got in the way. the fifth estate airs Fridays at 9pm on CBC-TV and steams on CBC GEM.

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