Xavier, Chloé G.
Kuo, Margot
Desai, Roshni
Palis, Heather
Regan, Gemma
Zhao, Bin
Moe, Jessica
Scheuermeyer, Frank X.
Gan, Wen Qi
Sabeti, Soha
Meilleur, Louise
Buxton, Jane A.
Slaunwhite, Amanda K.
Article History
Received: 28 April 2023
Accepted: 3 June 2023
First Online: 7 July 2023
Declarations
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: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
: The BC Provincial Overdose Cohort (BC-ODC) was created under Sect. 52(2) of British Columbia’s Public Health Act by BC’s Public Health Officer in response to the toxic drug (overdose) public health emergency in 2016. The Public Health Act provides the health minister, public health officials, regional health authorities, local governments, and others with important tools, such as up-to-date data, to respond to public health emergencies. The Public Health Act allows for research and analyses related to health issues and provides legislation for the BC Centre for Disease Control to conduct research on overdose using the BC-ODC. As such, institutional ethical approval for this research is not required.
: Not applicable.