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• ‘I’ve been brought back to life six times’: How a B.C. man escaped the Downtown Eastside alive

  "If I fell down, I was going to get back up": Guy Felicella battled addiction for decades on Vancouver's Downtown Eastside and won.

  Health

  Aug 10, 2020
• 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."

  Health

  Nov 23, 2017
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• New supervised injection service opens in Vancouver

  It's called the Powell Street Getaway, and will be open from 9 A.M. to 9 P.M. daily.

  Health

  Jul 27, 2017
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• B.C. overdose deaths — Drug supply is unsafe, don’t take the risk of dabbling: Coroner

  With an average of more than four overdose deaths a day due to illicit drug use in B.C. in May, the coroners service is warning against anyone dabbling or experimenting with drugs because the risk is simply too high.

  Jun 30, 2017
• Surrey safe-injection sites approved to supervise snorting drugs or taking them orally

  Two Surrey drug injection sites became the first of its kind to get approval from Health Canada to allow users to snort illicit substances or take them orally under medical supervision.

  Health

  Jun 27, 2017
• Health Canada approves new supervised injection site in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside

  Health Canada has approved an application from Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) for a new supervised injection site on Vancouver's Downtown Eastside (DTES).

  Health

  May 26, 2017
• Edmonton MP weighs in on safe injection sites; city councillors fire back

  The debate over supervised injection sites in Edmonton has taken another step – with local Members of Parliament jumping in.

  Politics

  Apr 30, 2017
• Vancouver first responders preparing for spike in overdose calls after ‘Welfare Wednesday’

  Every four weeks on Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, the number of overdoses spike. It's related to what is commonly referred to as "Welfare Wednesday" - the day those on income assistance receive their cheques.

  Crime

  Dec 19, 2016
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• ‘Welfare Wednesday’ raises overdose concerns on the Downtown Eastside

  It's the day of the month many people in the Downtown Eastside wait for with desperation and dread - Welfare Wednesday.

  Nov 24, 2016
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• Island Health eyes two supervised injection sites in Victoria

  Island Health has now identified two possible locations for supervised injection sites in Victoria and now it wants the public's input on the proposed locations.

  Health

  Nov 15, 2016