Drug Checking
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Interior Health issues drug alert in Cranbrook, B.C.The alert is for a drug that looks like a white powder and red or pink rock. It is being sold as 'Down' or heroin/fentanyl.CanadaFeb 12, 2023
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Penticton, B.C. organizations mark six years since overdose public health declarationOn Thursday local organizations gathered together in Penticton, B.C. to raise awareness about addiction and honour those who have lost their lives to illicit drugs.HealthApr 14, 2022
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‘We are literally seeing people die before our eyes’: Toxic drugs continue to take toll on OkanaganWithin Interior Health, new outpatient withdrawal management teams will now run seven days a week in Penticton, Kamloops, Vernon and Kelowna.HealthApr 12, 2022
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Advocate calls for B.C.’s drug-checking program to be scaled upChecking illicit drugs for deadly toxins is the best option to prevent fatal overdoses without a safer supply, but that service should be expanded says an advocate for drug users.HealthFeb 19, 2022
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UBC Okanagan drug-checking program aims to save lives during overdose crisisIt is already flagging a dangerous trend in the local drug supply.NewsMar 4, 2021
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Drug testing campaign raising awareness about the dangers of contaminated drugs in HalifaxThe initiative, Get Your Drugs Tested, encourages users to send samples of the drugs they're using to an overdose prevention site to be screened for what's in them.CanadaMay 21, 2019
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Vancouver Coastal Health buys 2 new drug-checking machines to reduce opioid overdosesThe machines, which cost about $50,000, can identify which compounds — and how much of them — are in a street drug sample.HealthOct 11, 2018
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Drug-checking machine offered to B.C. music festivals as summer season approaches"Due to its speed and portability, FTIR is ideally suited for onsite drug checking in high traffic situations," according to the BC Centre on Substance Use.HealthMay 23, 2018
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They give out flu shots now; could pharmacists one day test your drugs?"I know that injection sites are far away, but pharmacists are everywhere."HealthNov 23, 2017
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