Fraser Health aims to better connect drug users to treatment, support

Fraser Health Authority is rolling out a number of initiatives to improve access to support for people who use illegal drugs like meth and street opioids like fentanyl.

It follows a survey by the authority that revealed many drug users and their friends and family found it difficult to find and access substance use services like counselling and therapy.

Fraser Health, which covers communities from Burnaby to Hope, B.C., surveyed nearly 1,200 drug users and their family and friends in May.

“We know that those folks are more difficult to engage and they don’t necessarily encounter health services as often,” said Dr. Victoria