'Please let us help': Naturopaths ask for right to prescribe safer drug supply in B.C.
Naturopaths in B.C. are lobbying for the right to prescribe safer supply, saying they want to help address a toxic drug crisis that's killing nearly seven people in the province every day.
!['Please let us help': Naturopaths ask for right to prescribe safer drug supply in B.C.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.6584264.1680290239!/cumulusImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/prescription-drugs.jpg)
![Studies are starting to show that prescribing people a safe supply of the drugs they are already dependent on is an effective treatment option for some patients, but doctors are not all in agreement. Orange pill bottles containing prescription drugs spill onto a white table.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.6584264.1680290239!/cumulusImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/prescription-drugs.jpg)
Naturopaths in B.C. are lobbying for the right to prescribe safer supply, saying they want to help address a toxic drug crisis that's killing nearly seven people in the province every day.