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BC Conservatives question $1M contract for B.C. drug and mental illness adviser | Globalnews.ca

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Dr. Daniel Vigo has been appointed by the B.C. government as its chief scientific adviser for psychiatry, toxic drugs and concurrent disorders.

He has been responsible for developing solutions for people suffering from mental health, addictions and brain injuries due to toxic drugs.

Vigo is eligible to receive $ 250,000 each quarter he works, up to $1 million for the year .

Health Minister Josie Osborne says Vigo was retained because the toxic drug crisis and the intersection of addicitons medicine and psychiatry are evolving.

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