Biometric dispensers could cut risk of opiate overdose

A new report in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) shows that opioid users were less likely to abuse opioids provided through a biometrics-secured dispensing machine.

“Participant-reported outcomes included reduced use of illicit drugs, decreased overdose risk, positive financial impacts and improvements in health and well-being,” reads the report, which represents the first formal assessment of the dispensing machines deployed as part of a project called MySafe.

MySafe was piloted in Vancouver through the University of British Columbia and serves …

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