BC Overdose Crisis
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B.C. grief camp says more families seeking help due to drug crisisLumara said it has seen a five-fold increase in the number of people seeking help after losing a loved one to drugs and staff say they are struggling to keep up with demand.HealthSep 10
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B.C. kept on cutting edge of the legal landscape around drug useIn 2021, the Vancouver-based Drug User Liberation Front approached Health Canada with a proposal to buy heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine on the dark web.HealthJul 18
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Tattoo photos released as police try to identify woman who died in VancouverReviews of missing persons reports and exchanges with other law enforcement agencies have failed to turn up a name for the woman, Vancouver police said Tuesday.HealthFeb 20
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‘No more silence’: Hundreds protest in Richmond after safe consumption site debateProtesters repeatedly chanted, "No more silence!" and waved signs that read, "The silent majority has awakened," and "We elected you, and we can vote you out."PoliticsFeb 19
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Ending drug decriminalization won’t ‘save a single life’: B.C. minister on anniversaryOn Jan. 31 last year, B.C. was granted a three-year exemption under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act allowing adults to carry up to 2.5 grams of certain illicit drugs.HealthJan 31
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83 new treatment and recovery beds to open in B.C. this summerThe B.C. government touted the "record expansion" one day after the chief coroner revealed more than 2,500 people had died from the toxic drug crisis in B.C. in 2023.HealthJan 25
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More than 2,500 people died of toxic drugs in B.C. in 2023, driven by fentanylUnless British Columbia meaningfully expands its safer supply model, it will continue to "count the dead" from toxic unregulated drugs, said Chief Coroner Lisa Lapointe.HealthJan 24
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B.C. study finds users who are prescribed opioids are less likely to die the next weekIn addition to finding those with the prescription were less likely to die, researchers found they were also 55-per cent less likely to overdose the week after having it filled.HealthJan 11
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More than 90 people treated at new addictions care centre in VancouverThe Road to Recovery initiative launched in what were old research offices at the Vancouver hospital. It started with 14 detox beds and added another 20 transition beds in October.HealthDec 4, 2023
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More than 2,000 people in B.C. have died from toxic drugs for the 3rd year in a rowA statement from the BC Coroners Service says in October alone 189 people died from overdoses, which is more than six deaths a day.HealthNov 30, 2023
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