“It has been very hard on communities,” said Joyce Cooper of the Tsilhqot’in Women’s Council
Aaron Manson, 26, died after overdosing in his room in Kamloops
Funding will expand Tailgate Toolkit program, which has already been operating on Vancouver Island
Calls have nearly tripled since 2015, BCEHS says
Death toll in B.C. for 2021 has reached 1,782
Coroners service said that the death rate from illicit drug overdoses has risen to 39.4 per 100,000 residents
Pandemic measures make it harder for some to access services
July has brought the death toll for the year to 1,204 deaths
There were 159 illicit drug deaths in June
Lack of support is driving deaths, because people waiting for help turn to toxic supply
HarmCheck can provide accurate results in one to two minutes using only a small sample size
New HPSA survey shows 1 in 3 Canadians do not know how to safely dispose of old, unused medications
60% of tests in May were positive for benzodiazepines, which cause challenges for first responders
More than one million naloxone kits have been shipped out to 1,860 sites around B.C.
First Nations Health Authority reports First Nations people killed at more than five times B.C. rate
Naloxone training one of many ways to help folks closest to unseen population of opioid users
The coalition is asking the city to raise the proposed drug thresholds from a 3-day supply