It's very much based on the fact we have been in an opioid crisis for the last four to five years. We are seeing a large number of deaths, and enforcement has not effectively addressed the issue.
From the opioid crisis, we recognize that these individuals who are dying, who use drugs or have to be resuscitated using naloxone by police, need other opportunities to find the right pathway and the right kind of health care and support services they need.
These are not going to come from the policing perspective, so that really encouraged the CACP to recognize that this is a health crisis and that police are there to support, but it needs a health focus.