Overdose

• Man charged with manslaughter after fatal 2024 overdose in Vaughan, Ont.

  York Region police say a 29-year-old man has been charged with manslaughter following an overdose death in Vaughan, Ont., last September.

  Crime

  Aug 26
  
• B.C. councillor proposes motion to request safe injection site’s closure

  Nanaimo councillor Ian Thorpe plans to ask council to formally request Island Health close the supervised drug use site near city hall amid concerns over local disorder.

  Canada

  Jul 27
  
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• Saskatoon’s overdose numbers are once again hitting record levels

  After a brief reprieve, overdose numbers are hitting record levels again in Saskatoon. In the span of three days, the Saskatoon Fire Department responded to 30 overdose calls.

  Health

  May 13
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• Quebec coroner calls for tougher controls over diphenhydramine sales after 2023 death

  A Quebec coroner recommends tighter control of diphenhydramine sales after an 18-year-old died from an overdose, calling its over-the-counter availability unsafe.

  Canada

  May 10
• Study linking B.C. drug policies to overdose hospitalizations questioned

  British Columbia's former chief coroner says a new study linking safer supply and decriminalization to a rise in opioid overdose hospitalizations doesn't provide the full picture.

  Health

  Mar 26
• Study associates decriminalization with overdoses

  A study into safer supply and drug decriminalization policies in British Columbia has found that both were associated with increased opioid overdose hospitalizations.

  Mar 25
• Saskatoon overdoses having an impact on Narcan availability

  Amidst a staggering jump in overdoses, Saskatoon first responders and support organizations are seeing significant demand for naloxone kits.

  Health

  Mar 7
• Doctors stage another overdose prevention site pop-up at Victoria hospital

  Tuesday's event outside Royal Jubilee Hospital was the latest in a string of actions Doctors for Safer Drug Policy have staged on Vancouver Island since November.

  Politics

  Feb 18
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• B.C. drug deaths fall to lowest since 2020, but toll remains high with 2,253 lives lost

  The coroners service said the number of deaths was a 13-per cent drop over 2023, but it remains well above the 1,776 fatalities reported in 2020. 

  Health

  Feb 4
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• Vancouver Island doctors take pop-up overdose prevention site to Comox Valley hospital

  The group, called Doctors for Safer Drug Policy, claims the provincial government promised overdose prevention sites at Vancouver Island hospitals but hasn't followed through.

  Health

  Jan 20