More than half of B.C.’s 2018 overdose deaths were people working in trades or transport
It must not become British Columbia’s forgotten health crisis…
Stigma surrounding drug use needs to change, says Community Action Team
More than two-times the B.C. residents know someone who died from an overdose compared to rest of Canada
B.C.’s Addictions Minister reflects on visit to Overdose Prevention Society in Vancouver
Iliajah Pidskalny rides to raise awareness, funds for Canadian drug policy change
Some addiction doctors have criticized the lack of safer drugs for those experiencing entrenched addiction
Deaths in older age groups have nearly doubled from 2019
COVID-19 crisis continues to exacerbate the overdose crisis
British Columbia saw more than 100 ‘illicit toxicity deaths’ each month between March and August
Extreme concentrations a troublesome development in the ongoing opioid crisis: health officer
Users would have the option of paying $100 fines or attending new, free addiction recovery centres
Island Health warns of increased number of overdoses in central Vancouver Island community
In Canada, provincial officials have pushed for victims here to be similarly compensated by Purdue
Settlement is highest-profile display yet of the feds seeking to hold a major drugmaker responsible for the opioid crisis
Vancouver, Surrey and Victoria continued to see the highest numbers of overdoses
Donna Bridgman’s son died at the age of 38 in Vancouver