‘Substance use disorder is a health issue’: B.C. chief coroner
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01:54 | June 11, 2026
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‘Substance use disorder is a health issue’: B.C. chief coroner
Description
February 7, 2019
Chief coroner Lisa Lapointe explains the approach that should be taken in B.C.'s illicit drug crisis and how it can 'prevent these preventable deaths.'
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‘Substance use disorder is a health issue’: B.C. chief coroner01:03 | February 7, 2019 -
Health Matters: Feeding children in need over the summer months04:43 | June 26, 2026 -
Global News Hour at 6 BC: June 2521:55 | June 25, 2026 -
Five years since deadly BC heat dome02:08 | June 25, 2026 -
New Westminster mayor on fifth anniversary of B.C. heat dome04:22 | June 25, 2026 -
Report urges WorkSafeBC to improve heat protection regulations05:12 | June 25, 2026 -
New community resource centre in Downtown Eastside02:24 | June 23, 2026 -
Indoor heat safety continues to be a challenge in some B.C. residential buildings04:49 | June 23, 2026 -
The Grocery Wars Challenge04:37 | June 22, 2026 -
Correctional officers hospitalized after exposure to substance02:21 | June 22, 2026 -
Health Matters: Staying healthy in the sun04:26 | June 22, 2026 -
Weekend Tee: Golfathon for ALS04:38 | June 20, 2026 -
A mother is fighting to get her son back after he was taken into ministry care02:38 | June 17, 2026 -
Health officials expanding their research to the North Shore01:30 | June 17, 2026 -
Wellness Wednesday: Indigenous wellness and matriarchy04:58 | June 17, 2026 -
Health Matters: The importance of clean indoor air during wildfires04:26 | June 17, 2026 -
This is BC: BC paramedic’s musical side hustle02:37 | June 16, 2026 -
Specialist waitlists up in BC01:56 | June 16, 2026 -
ER visits because of e-scooter accidents up dramatically02:02 | June 16, 2026 -
Number of toxic drug deaths falling in BC02:04 | June 16, 2026 -
Health Matters: More kids are getting injured on e-scooters04:28 | June 16, 2026 -
Infectious diseases surveillance at FIFA World Cup04:53 | June 15, 2026 -
Mental Health: Love bombing: relationship red flag04:48 | June 14, 2026 -
Ask an Expert: Maintaining your health on a GLP-1 medication04:25 | June 13, 2026 -
Safe Social Media Act05:47 | June 13, 2026 -
Coast Mental Health hoping to redevelop headquarters in Mount Pleasant into housing campus01:57 | June 12, 2026 -
Food bank demand up in Surrey01:56 | June 11, 2026 -
Peace Arch Hospital offers hallway eye masks, earplugs01:54 | June 11, 2026 -
Report sounds alarm about staffing shortages in B.C. senior care01:51 | June 11, 2026 -
BC Care Providers Association report calls for workforce strategy for seniors’ care sector04:48 | June 11, 2026 -
Health Matters: The risks of ‘tan-maxxing’05:00 | June 10, 2026 -
BC on the hook for more than $200M in unpaid medical bills02:07 | June 9, 2026
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‘Substance use disorder is a health issue’: B.C. chief coroner01:03 | February 7, 2019
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Health Matters: Feeding children in need over the summer months04:43 | June 26, 2026
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Global News Hour at 6 BC: June 2521:55 | June 25, 2026
-
Five years since deadly BC heat dome02:08 | June 25, 2026
-
New Westminster mayor on fifth anniversary of B.C. heat dome04:22 | June 25, 2026
-
Report urges WorkSafeBC to improve heat protection regulations05:12 | June 25, 2026
-
New community resource centre in Downtown Eastside02:24 | June 23, 2026
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Indoor heat safety continues to be a challenge in some B.C. residential buildings04:49 | June 23, 2026
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The Grocery Wars Challenge04:37 | June 22, 2026
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Correctional officers hospitalized after exposure to substance02:21 | June 22, 2026
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Health Matters: Staying healthy in the sun04:26 | June 22, 2026
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Weekend Tee: Golfathon for ALS04:38 | June 20, 2026
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A mother is fighting to get her son back after he was taken into ministry care02:38 | June 17, 2026
-
Health officials expanding their research to the North Shore01:30 | June 17, 2026
-
Wellness Wednesday: Indigenous wellness and matriarchy04:58 | June 17, 2026
-
Health Matters: The importance of clean indoor air during wildfires04:26 | June 17, 2026
-
This is BC: BC paramedic’s musical side hustle02:37 | June 16, 2026
-
Specialist waitlists up in BC01:56 | June 16, 2026
-
ER visits because of e-scooter accidents up dramatically02:02 | June 16, 2026
-
Number of toxic drug deaths falling in BC02:04 | June 16, 2026
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Health Matters: More kids are getting injured on e-scooters04:28 | June 16, 2026
-
Infectious diseases surveillance at FIFA World Cup04:53 | June 15, 2026
-
Mental Health: Love bombing: relationship red flag04:48 | June 14, 2026
-
Ask an Expert: Maintaining your health on a GLP-1 medication04:25 | June 13, 2026
-
Safe Social Media Act05:47 | June 13, 2026
-
Coast Mental Health hoping to redevelop headquarters in Mount Pleasant into housing campus01:57 | June 12, 2026
-
Food bank demand up in Surrey01:56 | June 11, 2026
-
Peace Arch Hospital offers hallway eye masks, earplugs01:54 | June 11, 2026
-
Report sounds alarm about staffing shortages in B.C. senior care01:51 | June 11, 2026
-
BC Care Providers Association report calls for workforce strategy for seniors’ care sector04:48 | June 11, 2026
-
Health Matters: The risks of ‘tan-maxxing’05:00 | June 10, 2026
-
BC on the hook for more than $200M in unpaid medical bills02:07 | June 9, 2026
‘Substance use disorder is a health issue’: B.C. chief coroner
Description
February 7, 2019
Chief coroner Lisa Lapointe explains the approach that should be taken in B.C.'s illicit drug crisis and how it can 'prevent these preventable deaths.'
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