Drug Overdose Crisis

• B.C. girl who lost dad to overdose says there needs to be more support for families

  "He was the type of guy, he wanted to help everyone or like as many people as he could, which see where I get it from now," Bocking Reid told Global News.

  Health

  Apr 10, 2024
  
• ‘Safer supply’ programs necessary to save lives amid overdose crisis: Saks

  Data shows a majority of overdose deaths between January and June 2023 involved fentanyl, an opioid experts warn has become increasingly tainted with even more toxic substances.

  Health

  Feb 20, 2024
  
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• ‘Justice for Draeyden’: Suspected OD death of North Okanagan teen prompts calls for change

  On a Monday night in early April, a police officer came to Donna Gregersen's home and told her, her 15-year-old son Draeyden was dead.

  Canada

  Apr 21, 2022
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• ‘We are literally seeing people die before our eyes’: Toxic drugs continue to take toll on Okanagan

  Within Interior Health, new outpatient withdrawal management teams will now run seven days a week in Penticton, Kamloops, Vernon and Kelowna.

  Health

  Apr 12, 2022
• B.C. becomes first Canadian jurisdiction to expand access to prescribed supply of drugs

  The change comes as illicit drug overdose deaths remain high in British Columbia.

  Health

  Jul 15, 2021
• New, potentially life-saving app assists people using drugs alone in B.C.

  The new made-in-B.C. resource is called the Lifeguard App, and is free to download through the App Store and Google Map.

  Health

  May 25, 2020
• Abbotsford police equip recovering addicts with tools to help victims of opioid crisis

  Project Angel equips former addicts as peer support workers to deliver resource help and supplies to people in the grips of addiction.

  May 16, 2019
• Massive Vancouver detox, social housing project moves ahead after marathon public hearing

  City council unanimously approved the project at Clark Drive and East First Avenue, which will be built in collaboration with BC Housing and Vancouver Coastal Health.

  Canada

  Feb 22, 2019
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• City of Vancouver approves tax hike to tackle opioid crisis

  The City of Vancouver has approved a small tax hike intended to help address the opioid overdose crisis.

  Dec 13, 2016