Toxic Drugs

• ‘We’ve had to make a 180’: What Oregonians say they got wrong with decriminalization

  In 2020, Oregon voters approved Measure 110, which replaced drug possession charges with a $100 citation that could be avoided by calling a state-funded hotline seeking treatment.

  Health

  Apr 18
  
• ‘Drive to Destigmatize’ held on 8th anniversary of declaration of B.C.’s toxic drug emergency

  Community advocates and supporters gathered in Richmond for the Drive to Destigmatize event, an event aimed at raising awareness about drug use and the toxic drug crisis.

  Health

  Apr 14
  
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• ‘There is much more to do’: B.C. marks eight years of toxic-drug health emergency

  Eight years after B.C. declared a public health emergency, Premier David Eby says the toxic drug crisis has had a "catastrophic impact" on communities.

  Health

  Apr 14
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• Tsilhqot’in National Government declares overdose emergency

  A spike in overdose deaths in the six British Columbia nations that make up the Tsilhqot'in National Government has prompted the chiefs to declare a local state of emergency.

  Health

  Apr 12
• B.C. drug deaths down in February but top 175 for 20th consecutive month

  The BC Coroners Service says 177 people died in February due to "toxic, unregulated drugs."

  Health

  Apr 5
• Toxic drug death toll in B.C. for January dips to 198

  Toxic drugs killed 198 people in British Columbia in January, adding to an unrelenting toll that has killed more than 14,000 people since a public health emergency was declared eight years ago.

  Health

  Feb 29
• Toxic drug crisis: B.C. experts urge expansion of ‘safe supply’ to save lives

  B.C. public health experts are urging the province to expand the current “safe supply” program, which prescribes clean drugs to a few thousand opioid users.

  Health

  Feb 1
• Ending drug decriminalization won’t ‘save a single life’: B.C. minister on anniversary

  On Jan. 31 last year, B.C. was granted a three-year exemption under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act allowing adults to carry up to 2.5 grams of certain illicit drugs.

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  Jan 31
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• Are there lessons for B.C. as Oregon tempers its decriminalization program?

  Oregon is walking back parts of its pioneering drug decriminalization initiative, but B.C. says it is staying the course on its own program, which it says is different in key ways.

  Crime

  Dec 14, 2023
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• ‘Curtis’ dream car’: How a B.C. family is fighting the stigma of toxic drugs

  A B.C. family spent Thursday in a Richmond park to educate the public about toxic drugs, one year after losing a son and brother to the same crisis.

  Health

  Dec 14, 2023