Opioid Crisis Vancouver
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Vancouver seeks safe drug supply, more federal funding to combat overdose crisisThe eight new recommendations come from a specialized team of front-line workers, residents and city officials, staff noted.Jul 24, 2019
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City of Vancouver releases 23 recommendations to combat ongoing opioid crisisIt's part of Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart's campaign promise to establish an emergency task force for the city.HealthDec 18, 2018
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Kennedy Stewart set to launch DTES task force to tackle opioid crisis if elected mayor"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."PoliticsSep 20, 2018
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March represents second-deadliest month for illicit-drug overdose deaths in B.C. historyThe BC Coroners Service released the latest data on Thursday. In March, 161 people died from suspected illicit drug overdoses in the province.HealthMay 10, 2018
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More than one person dies every day from drug overdose: Vancouver PoliceThe staggering numbers of the overdose crisis continue to rise with five overdose deaths reported in Vancouver during the week of June 26 alone.Jul 7, 2017
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Vancouver police support giving addicts clean drugs as more overdose deaths recordedThe Vancouver Police Department (VPD) says it supports giving drug addicts 'clean' opioids in an effort to curb the opioid crisis on the Vancouver streets.CanadaMay 26, 2017
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