What’s New in Addiction Nursing? [Volume 45]

Myth Busters: Smoking versus Injecting Opioids

Michelle Couper

 Addiction Nursing Fellow, BC Centre on Substance Use

September 23, 2025
12pm – 1pm PT


Learning Objectives:

Looking into two different myths heard from people who use drugs:

  •    Myth #1 –  “I didn’t think I could overdose by smoking my fent!”
  •    Myth #2 – “It is safer to smoke. (rather than inject)”

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