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SHOCKING: To fight the opioid crisis canada tests decriminalizing possession - You Need To See This

Addicts inject themselves in May 2011 at the Insite supervised injection center in Vancouver, Canada. (Laurent Vu The/AFP via Getty Images)

In a policy shift aimed at reducing deaths from overdoses, Canada is decriminalizing the possession of small amounts of drugs in the western province of British Columbia.

Drug overdose deaths have risen sharply across Canada over the past five years, with opioid-related deaths linked to fentanyl more than doubling.

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