Overdose Crisis
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B.C. toxic drug deaths down 9% so far in 2024B.C.'s Coroners Service says the number of people who have died this year from toxic drug poisoning is down from 2023, but an around six people are still dying every day.HealthJul 30
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Death of 18-year-old UVic student from fentanyl prompts B.C. government to actSidney McIntyre-Starko's mother is calling for CPR and Naloxone training to be mandatory in high schools and for nasal naloxone kits to be widely available in schools.HealthMay 20
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Task force to tackle concerns about drugs in B.C. hospitals, health minister saysThe move comes amid concerns about the presence of weapons and drugs raised by the B.C. Nurses' Union, and the circulation of a leaked health authority memo dealing with drug use.HealthApr 8
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Ottawa rejects Alberta’s proposal for tracking ‘safer supply’ drugsThe federal government is rejecting a proposal from Alberta to consider adding a 'unique chemical identifier' to the pharmaceuticals offered as an alternative to street drugs.HealthFeb 28
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‘I don’t see a plan’: Belleville, Ont. and why it declared a social-issue emergencyMayor Neil Ellis says the provincial and federal governments need to come up with a plan to deal with the growing crisis for addiction, overdoses and homelessness.CanadaFeb 9
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Protest held after raid, arrests at Vancouver hard drug ‘compassion club’Police raided the Drug User Liberation Front's "compassion club," providing drug users with tested cocaine, heroin and methamphetamine, and arrested two organizers last month.CanadaNov 3, 2023
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Vancouver police conduct search warrants into operations of drug advocacy groupDULF is a Vancouver drug advocacy group that operated an illegal compassion club in hopes of reducing toxic drug deaths.CrimeOct 26, 2023
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‘He was on the brink of death’: B.C. dog survives fentanyl overdoseEight-year-old Charlie has made a full recovery, after being rushed to a vet where quick-thinking veterinarians administered two doses of Naloxone earlier this month.HealthSep 19, 2023
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‘People should be valued’: B.C. on pace for deadliest year in drug crisisNearly half of unregulated drug deaths occurred in private residences, while a third took place in other indoor spaces, such as social housing units, SROs and shelters.HealthAug 29, 2023
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B.C. coroner says fentanyl the main culprit as 184 people died of toxic drugs in JuneChief Coroner Lisa Lapointe says illicit fentanyl is the main culprit driving the crisis in towns and cities big and small across British Columbia.HealthJul 19, 2023
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