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Will tougher sentences help with the drug crisis?

Earlier this week a North Vancouver man was handed a 14-year jail sentence for dealing fentanyl, the deadly opioid that in 2016 claimed almost 1,000 lives in B.C. alone.

Earlier this week a North Vancouver man was handed a 14-year jail sentence for dealing fentanyl, the deadly opioid that in 2016 claimed almost 1,000 lives in B.C. alone.

Since the opioid crisis began, this is the first major sentencing for an individual trafficking the drug.

While some say longer, tougher sentences are key to deterring those who would deal drugs, others think that working to fix the social issues that might lead someone to use drugs in the first place should be the focus.