All are invited to display balloons Thursday to mark the sixth anniversary of the declaration of B.C.’s opioid crisis
That makes February the 17th consecutive month in which more than 150 lives were lost in B.C.
Lake Country Health puts on free naloxone training as more people turn to substances as a pandemic coping mechanism
“It has been very hard on communities,” said Joyce Cooper of the Tsilhqot’in Women’s Council
Penticton saw a record number of fatal overdoses in 2021
Aaron Manson, 26, died after overdosing in his room in Kamloops
‘Light green chunk’ being sold as down is contaminated with fentanyl
The number of overdoses in 2021 is almost double that of 2020 in Penticton
Funding will expand Tailgate Toolkit program, which has already been operating on Vancouver Island
The overdose crisis is fueled by social instability and a ‘dirty’ drug supply
Calls have nearly tripled since 2015, BCEHS says
Interior Health says fentanyl and benzodiazepine has been found in other illicit drugs
There has been 308 deaths attributed to illicit drug poisoning within Interior Health this year
Death toll in B.C. for 2021 has reached 1,782
A mother has started a holiday parade to raise money for Bridge Youth Services in memory of her son
Illicit drug overdose deaths are a serious problem throughout British Columbia
Coroners service said that the death rate from illicit drug overdoses has risen to 39.4 per 100,000 residents
