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Vancouver Battles Opioid Crisis With Biometric Vending Machine

VANCOUVER, BC, Canada -- Vancouver is taking a novel approach to battling opioid addiction with a vending machine that scans registered opioid users' hands and dispenses a safe dose of hydromorphone, a medicinal alternative to heroin. Located next to an overdose-prevention site, the machine is the brainchild of MySafe Project, which is led by Dr. Mark Tyndall, a professor of medicine at UBC's School of Population and Public Health. Click here to read more by the Vancouver Sun.

January 19, 2020 by Emily Jed

VANCOUVER, BC, Canada -- Vancouver is taking a novel approach to battling opioid addiction with a vending machine that scans registered opioid users' hands and dispenses a safe dose of hydromorphone, a medicinal alternative to heroin.

Located next to an overdose-prevention site, the machine is the brainchild of MySafe Project, which is led by Dr. Mark Tyndall, a professor of medicine at UBC's School of Population and Public Health.

Click here to read more by the Vancouver Sun.