First responders have seen a significant increase in overdose calls and overdose deaths on the days welfare cheques are released and the days immediately after. Continue reading
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The report marks the closing stages of Phase 2 in the city’s three-phased community-led strategy. Continue reading
The Blood Tribe is funding the pilot project aimed at breaking the cycle of opioid addiction. Continue reading
The provincial government will provide $2.2 million over two years for startup and operational costs for the new program. Continue reading
The City of Kelowna has released a video of former RCMP superintendent Bill McKinnon addressing drug and homelessness problems in the city’s downtown core. Continue reading
Report says fentanyl found in 84 per cent of drug overdose deaths. Continue reading
The city says 26 people died of a suspected overdose last month, compared to 25 in August. Continue reading
“We have hundreds of people that are dying here, and so it’s not good enough. We have to do better. That’s what this task force will do, that’s why it’s an ’emergency’ task force.” Continue reading
“All the needles that we find… all the people with drug addiction, just general safety concerns for the kids.” Continue reading
Vancouver Kingsway MP Don Davies says Ottawa should immediately launch an investigation into whether pharmaceutical companies properly informed users of the addictive qualities of some drugs, including opioids. Continue reading