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PROBLEM
Drug supply, harm, and origin are not reliably linked across jurisdictions and systems. Data remains fragmented across clinical, public health, and enforcement contexts, limiting the ability to understand patterns, attribute source, and respond in a coordinated way.
Track & Trace
A translational initiative focused on understanding drug supply, attributing origin, and supporting coordinated system response.
DEFENITION
Track & Trace
What is circulating
Identify changes in the drug supply as they emerge. Detect new substances, shifting patterns, and regional risk early enough to act.
Where it came from
Determine drug origin, supply, & distribution. Deliver actionable insights to frontline professionals via drug supply mapping.
SYSTEM IMPACT
When supply, harm, and origin can be linked, new forms of system response become possible.
1. Understanding supply structure
Links material across regions to identify common sources and distribution patterns.
2. Linking harm to supply
Connects clinical and public health events to specific supply characteristics.
3. Identifying points of diversion
Reveals where breakdown occurs within legitimate supply pathways.
4. Signal Awareness
Detects changes before they are widely visible in clinical settings.
GUARDRAILS
Track & Trace are designed to support system understanding, not individual surveillance.
COVERAGE
Apr 17, 2026
New B.C. program to 'track and trace' origins of illicit drug supply
B.C. officials have announced a new "track and trace" pilot program using technology they say can reveal patterns about the geographic origins and patterns of the illicit drug supply. The technology could allow police to identify whether drugs appearing in different regions are coming from the same source. Officials say it could share, across jurisdictions, how waves of additives in the drug supply are moving across the country.
