Drug Deaths

• Warning issued after 2 drug-related deaths in Dawson Creek less than 24 apart

  Dawson Creek RCMP are warning the public about a potentially toxic drug supply after two overdose-related deaths in under 24 hours last month.

  Crime

  Oct 11
  
• B.C. drug deaths down again in July, but death toll remains grim

  Chief coroner Dr. Jatinder Baidwan says the current rate equates to about 6.2 people dying every day in the province from the drug toxicity crisis.

  Health

  Aug 30
  
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• ‘We just disagree’: Premier at odds with B.C.’s top doctor on drug legalization

  The comments came after provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry testified at a federal parliamentary standing committee on health on May 30.

  Health

  Jun 6
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• Tsilhqot’in National Government declares overdose emergency

  A spike in overdose deaths in the six British Columbia nations that make up the Tsilhqot'in National Government has prompted the chiefs to declare a local state of emergency.

  Health

  Apr 12
• Piikani Nation declares state of emergency after multiple drug deaths

  Piikani Nation Chief Troy Knowlton and council made the declaration on Tuesday.

  Canada

  Jan 3
• Machines dispensing harm-reduction supplies installed on Vancouver Island

  Island Health has installed three new "Care and Connection Kiosks" outside emergency departments at hospitals in Victoria, Nanaimo and Campbell River.

  Health

  Oct 19, 2023
• B.C. coroner says fentanyl the main culprit as 184 people died of toxic drugs in June

  Chief Coroner Lisa Lapointe says illicit fentanyl is the main culprit driving the crisis in towns and cities big and small across British Columbia.

  Health

  Jul 19, 2023
• 38 suspected fatal drug overdoses so far in 2023 for Peterborough area

  Peterborough Public Health reports through so far in 2023, there have been 195 emergency department visits for drug poisonings — down from 285 over the same time period in 2022.

  Health

  Jul 10, 2023
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• Safe supply: Are prescribed opioids being sold on B.C.’s streets, and if so, is it a problem?

  Allegations that opioids from B.C.'s prescribed safer supply initiative are being diverted to the street became a hot political issue in the B.C. legislature this week.

  Health

  May 11, 2023
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• B.C. toxic drug deaths in 2023 approach record numbers

  Numbers released by the BC Coroners Service show deaths from toxic, unregulated drugs have nudged record levels across the province for the second year in a row.

  Health

  Apr 18, 2023