BC Overdose Crisis

• More than 2,000 people in B.C. have died from toxic drugs for the 3rd year in a row

  A statement from the BC Coroners Service says in October alone 189 people died from overdoses, which is more than six deaths a day.

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  Nov 30
  
• Lawyer for pharma company argues against single trial in B.C. opioid damages case

  One lawyer said B.C.'s claims that a class action is about "efficiency" isn't enough to certify a class comprising governments that would have sued no matter what B.C. did.

  Health

  Nov 29
  
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• B.C.’s proposed class-action lawsuit against opioid makers, marketers takes next step

  The lawsuit aims to hold more than 40 multinational pharmaceutical companies accountable for allegedly using 'deceptive marketing tactics,' B.C.'s attorney general said.

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  Nov 27
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• Increased safer supply fastest way to reduce toxic drug deaths: B.C. expert panel

  The panel determined prescription-free, quality-controlled drugs is the most viable, scalable short-term option to save lives in B.C.'s toxic drug crisis.

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  Nov 1
• ‘Set up for more deaths’: Advocate decries B.C.’s new bill restricting public drug use

  The New Democrats are tabling a new bill to ban drug use at beaches, sports fields and parks, as well as within six metres of a bus stop or the entrance to a business or residence.

  Health

  Oct 5
• As overdose crisis continues, B.C. to ban hard drug use in front of businesses, on beaches

  "Do not go to the doorway of a business. Do not go to a park, a child's playground. Do not go to a bus stop,” Premier David Eby said Thursday.

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  Oct 5
• B.C. lost 174 people to toxic drugs in August, 2023 death toll tops 1,600

  Last month's death toll is the lowest monthly number recorded since June of last year, equating to about 5.6 lives lost per day, the B.C. Coroners Service reported Monday.

  Health

  Sep 25
• B.C. local governments to ask province for more support over drug decriminalization

  Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry spoke to local leaders at the convention this week asking for patience with the decriminalization program.

  Politics

  Sep 20
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• First supervised injection site in North America marks 20th anniversary in Vancouver

  Unregulated drug toxicity is the leading cause of death in B.C. for people between 10 and 59, according to the BC Coroners Service.

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  Sep 14
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• It’s been more than 6 months of drug decriminalization in B.C. What’s changed?

  Unregulated drug toxicity is the leading cause of death in B.C. for people between 10 and 59. Six months into decriminalization, has any progress been made?

  Health

  Sep 8